Depression and Missed Work among Informal Caregivers of Older Individuals with Dementia

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Michele R. Wilson1, Courtney Harold Van Houtven2, Sally C. Stearns3, Elizabeth C. Clipp4
1RTI Health Solutions, RTP, USA
2HSRD, General Internal Medicine, VAMC, Duke University, Durham, USA
3Health Policy and Administration, Chapel Hill, USA
4NINR-funded TRAC Center, Hartford Interdisciplinary Geriatric Research Center, Duke School of Nursing, Durham, USA

Tóm tắt

Although providing informal care can negatively affect caregiver emotional health and lead to depression, the association between caregiver depression and missed work is unknown. We use data from the National Longitudinal Caregiver Survey to examine the relationship between caregiver depression and missed work among informal caregivers for older veterans with Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia. Two-part models are used to estimate the expected hours of work missed among working caregivers. Caregiver depression is statistically significantly associated with the likelihood and amount of time missed at work, resulting in an average of an extra half-day of work missed per month. While the effect of caregiver depression on work missed is modest, it represents another possible benefit from interventions to support caregivers.

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