Caregiving responsibilities, living alone, and mental health among older women during a time of collective stress
Effects of caregiving responsibilities and living alone are not uniform, even during times of heightened stress. Caregiving stress and social support matter. Overlooking key contextual factors may lead to missed opportunities for prevention and intervention.
Authors
- Karestan C. Koenen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2978-7655)
- Laura Diane Kubzansky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4039-2235)
- Justin G. Farmer
- Yiwen Zhu
- Laura Sampson
- Shaili C Jha
- Archana Basu
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Stony Brook Medicine (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2026-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag036
- Primary Topic
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00