Childcare engagement among older adults in Australia and subsequent physical, psychosocial, and behavioral health outcomes
Childcare engagement during older adulthood was linked to not only selected health outcomes, including notable social benefits and lower mortality, but also some physical trade-offs in women. These findings support considering intergenerational engagement in healthy ageing initiatives.
Authors
- Alice Owen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4807-6069)
- Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7572-9993)
- Htet Lin Htun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2307-0610)
- Rosanne Freak‐Poli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4072-8699)
- Candice Oster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8214-3704)
- Joanne Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7039-6325)
- See Hang Foong
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Behavioral Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaf082
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- National Health and Medical Research Council