Caregiving reduces mortality risk for most caregivers: A census-based record linkage study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1959-1969

  O'Reilly, Dermot ^a   Rosato, Michael ^b   Maguire, Aideen ^a   Wright, David ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Carers; Longitudinal follow up; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENSUS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY RISK; WELFARE REFORM;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVING; CHRONIC PAIN; DEATH; DYSPNEA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL STRESS; NORTHERN IRELAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENSUSES; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MORTALITY; NORTHERN IRELAND; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RURAL POPULATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84962676051     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv172     Document Type: Article

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