[The situation of informal caregivers of working age in the COVID-19 pandemic-results of an online survey in Germany].
Henrik WiegelmannMoritz HessDominik DomhoffFranziska HeinzeAnnika SchmidtKathrin SeibertClaudia StolleBenedikt PreußHeinz RothgangKarin Wolf-OstermannPublished in: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz (2023)
The results indicate that living situations worsened for a substantial proportion of informal caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Policymakers should recognize additional challenges that informal caregivers have faced since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and how they vary by subgroups. It is important to include home-based informal care as well as other care settings in future pandemic concepts.