SynthesisThe Milbank quarterly2007
Labor market work and home care's unpaid caregivers: a systematic review of labor force participation rates, predictors of labor market withdrawal, and hours of work.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Aging, Dependence, and Long-Term Care: A Systematic Review of Employment Creation.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of livelihood interventions for families of children with cerebral palsy in rural Bangladesh.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Evaluation of caregiver-friendly workplace policy (CFWPs) interventions on the health of full-time caregiver employees (CEs): implementation and cost-benefit analysis.BMC public health · 2017Trial
- Are there longer-term costs of informal care? Understanding post-care wellbeing and labour market participation outcomes.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026Article
- Is there a pension penalty for late-career family caregiving in Germany? The role of pension care credits and employment career.European journal of ageing · 2026Article
- The association between employment and family histories and caregiving in later life. European findings based on SHARE and ELSA.European journal of ageing · 2026Article
- Predictive Model of Acupuncture Adherence in Alzheimer Disease: Secondary Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR aging · 2026Article
- Can long-term care insurance pilots promote urban industrial structure upgrading? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment using the China Family Panel Studies.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- The Hidden Value of Adult Informal Care in Europe.Health economics · 2025Article
- Employment Responses to a Partner's Disability Onset ("Care Shocks"): Do Working Conditions Matter?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Informal Caregiving: Health System Cost Implications.Western journal of nursing research · 2025Article
- Long-term care insurance and labor-force participation of adult children: an analysis of substitution and anticipation effects.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Care burden among Iranian family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: the predictive role of quality of life and life satisfaction.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- From caregiving burden to income transformation: intergenerational employment effects of long-term care insurance.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Experiences of quality of life and access to health services among rare disease caregivers: a scoping review.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Article
- Career Disruption and Employment Status of Korean Family Caregivers of Older Adults Using Home-Based Care.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Needs and Experiences With Health Care Providers of Adult Rare Disease Patients and Caregivers of People With Rare Diseases: Protocol for a Qualitative Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Sandwich Caregiving and Paid Work: Differences by Caregiving Intensity and Women's Life Stage.Population research and policy review · 2024Article
- [Care-related Termination of Employment among Informal Caregivers of Elderly Persons: Identification of a Risk Profile].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2024Article
26 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
As people continue to age and receive complex health care services at home, concern has arisen about the availability of family caregivers and their ability to combine employment with caregiving. This article evaluates the international research on unpaid caregivers and their labor market choices, highlighting three conclusions: first, caregivers in general are equally as likely to be in the labor force as noncaregivers; second, caregivers are more likely to work fewer hours in the labor market than noncaregivers, particularly if their caring commitments are heavy; and finally, only those heavily involved in caregiving are significantly more likely to withdraw from the labor market than noncaregivers. Policy recommendations are targeting greater access to formal care for "intensive" caregivers and developing workplace policies for employed caregivers.
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