Caregiving: challenges and implications for women's health

Women's Health Issues : Official Publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
K DonelanC M DesRoches

Abstract

Informal and unpaid care is an integral feature of the U.S. health care system for the nation's sick, disabled, frail, and terminally ill. Much of what we know about caregiving is based on interviews with caregivers and, in some cases, care recipients. Prior studies have either not been based on a nationally representative sample or have collected very little information about non-caregivers. This study, using the Commonwealth Fund 1998 Survey of Women's Health, uses a nationally representative sample of caregivers and non-caregivers to examine the health impact of providing informal and unpaid care, focusing primarily on women. Our findings indicate that caregivers experience double jeopardy. They are significantly more likely to be in poor health and to have experienced problems getting needed care. These findings suggest that it is time to explore alternative or complements to informal caregiving. They underscore the need to find more equitable ways to share caregiving costs and risk, and provide support to assist those who currently provide care.

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