Title | Does duration of spousal caregiving affect risk of depression onset? Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Capistrant, BD, Berkman, LF, M. Glymour, M |
Journal | Am J Geriatr Psychiatry |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 8 |
Pagination | 766-70 |
Date Published | 2014 Aug |
ISSN Number | 1545-7214 |
Keywords | Aged, Caregivers, depression, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Retirement, Risk Factors, Spouses, Time Factors, United States |
Abstract | OBJECTIVES: To assess the association of current and long-term spousal caregiving with risk of depression in a nationally (U.S.) representative sample of older adults. METHODS: We studied married and depression-free Health and Retirement Study respondents aged 50 years and older (n = 9,420) at baseline from 2000 to 2010. Current (≥14 hours per week of help with instrumental/activities of daily living for a spouse in the most recent biennial survey) and long-term caregiving (care at two consecutive surveys) were used to predict onset of elevated depressive symptoms (≥3 on a modified Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale) with discrete-time hazards models and time-updated exposure and covariate information. RESULTS: Current caregiving was associated with significant elevations in risk of depression onset (hazard ratio: 1.64; Wald χ(2), 1 df: 28.34; p <0.0001). Effect estimates for long-term caregiving were similar (hazard ratio: 1.52, Wald χ(2), 1 df: 3.63; p = 0.06). CONCLUSIONS: Current spousal caregiving significantly predicted onset of depression; the association was not exacerbated by longer duration of caregiving. |
Notes | Times Cited: 0 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.073 |
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Endnote Keywords | Caregiving/depression/depressive symptoms/older adults/spouses/spousal caregiving |
Endnote ID | 999999 |
Alternate Journal | Am J Geriatr Psychiatry |
Citation Key | 7982 |
PubMed ID | 23791537 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3785551 |
Grant List | U01 AG009740 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States T32HD007168 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States U01AG009740 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States T32 HD007168 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States R24 HD050924 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States R24HD050924 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States |