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ArticleSSM - population health2016

Caregiving and mental health among workers: Longitudinal evidence from a large cohort of adults in Thailand.

Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Liana Leach, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf, Hal Kendig, David Harley, Sam-Ang Seubsman, Adrian C Sleigh

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Article in SSM - population health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Vasoontara YiengprugsawanNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health and Department of Global Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Liana LeachCentre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Janneke Berecki-GisolfMonash Injury Research Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Hal KendigCentre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
David HarleyNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health and Department of Global Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Sam-Ang SeubsmanNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health and Department of Global Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; School of Human Ecology, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Adrian C SleighNational Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health and Department of Global Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
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Funding

Wellcome Trust 071587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs people in middle and lower income countries live longer, more people become sick, disabled, and frail and the demand for family caregiving grows. Thailand faces such challenges. This study investigates the relationship between caregiving and mental health among workers drawn from a large longitudinal cohort of Thai adults.

methodsParticipants were drawn from the Thai Health-Risk Transition Study, a cohort study since 2005 of distance-learning adult Open University students residing nationwide. Caregiving status and binary psychological distress outcome (score 19-30 on Kessler 6) were recorded in 2009 and 2013 among cohort members who were paid workers at both years (

resultsLongitudinal analyses revealed the transitional nature of care with 25% exiting and 10% entering the caring role during the four-year follow-up. Based on multivariate logistic regression, 2009-2013 caregiving status was significantly associated with psychological distress. Cohort members transitioning into caregiving and those who were caregivers in both 2009 and 2013 had a higher risk for psychological distress than non-caregivers (Adjusted Odds Ratios 1.40 [1.02-1.96] and 1.64 [1.16-2.33], respectively).

conclusionOur findings provide evidence on caregiving and associated risk for psychological distress among working Thais. This adds to the limited existing literature in middle-income countries and highlights the potential pressure among caregivers in balancing work and care while preserving their own mental health.

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CaregiversCarersCohort studyLongitudinal dataMental healthThailandWork and health

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PMID28004031
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