Caregiving and all-cause mortality in postmenopausal women: findings from the Women's Health Initiative.
Prachi P ChavanJulie C WeitlaufMichael J LaMonteSue Ann SistoMachiko TomitaDolores Gallagher-ThompsonAladdin H ShadyabJulie T BidwellJoAnn E MansonCandyce H KroenkeKathleen M HaydenCalvin H HirschCharles P MoutonMichael B CannellKathleen M HoveyJean Wactawski-WendePublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)
Among postmenopausal women residing across the United States, caregiving was associated with lower mortality. Studies detailing the type and amount of caregiving are needed to further determine its impact on older women.