Health-Related Quality of Life: A Comparative Analysis of Caregivers of People With Dementia, Cancer, COPD/Emphysema, and Diabetes and Noncaregivers, 2015-2018 BRFSS.
Ekin SecintiAshley B LewsonWei WuErin E KentCatherine E MosherPublished in: Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (2021)
Results suggest that HRQoL decrements associated with caregiving do not vary substantially across chronic illness contexts and are largely unrelated to the perceived intensity of the caregiving. Findings support the development and implementation of strategies to optimize caregiver health across illness contexts.
Keyphrases
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