Health status, health behaviours and anxiety symptoms of older male caregivers: Findings from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project.
Australas J Ageing
; 36(2): 151-157, 2017 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore differences between older male caregivers and non-caregivers on health status, health behaviours and well-being, including symptoms of anxiety.METHODS:
Data were collected through self-completed questionnaires and face-to-face interviews with 1705 community living men aged ≥70 in the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project.RESULTS:
Eleven per cent of older men were caregivers, of whom 81.7% were looking after their wives or partners. Older male caregivers did not have worse physical health or more depressive symptoms than non-caregivers, but being a caregiver was associated with increased likelihood of reporting anxiety symptoms (OR 2.32, 95% CI 1.39-3.87). Caregivers had similar levels and frequencies of leisure activities but did more housework activities than non-caregivers.CONCLUSION:
Higher anxiety levels were the main adverse health condition in older male caregivers. Strategies to assist minimising anxiety for caregivers should be a target of interventions.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Nível de Saúde
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Cuidadores
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article