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Author: Tang, Sandra
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1. Jang, Joy Bohyun
Tang, Sandra
Informal Caregiving and Health in Middle and Late Adulthood
Innovation in Aging 4, S1 (December 2020): 585.
Also: https://academic.oup.com/innovateage/article/4/Supplement_1/585/6036170
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Keyword(s): Caregivers, Adult Children; Health, Mental/Psychological; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale

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With average life expectancy increasing, informal caregiving has become increasingly common among aging families. Much of the research in this area suggests that informal caregiving is associated with negative psychological and physical health outcomes for the caregiver. However, there is an emerging body of work indicating that these negative associations may be overstated, and that the associations may vary by gender and race. Using NLSY79 who completed Age 50 Health Module (n=7,844), we will examine how informal caregiving is associated with health in mid/late adulthood and how the association varies by race and gender of the caregiver. Preliminary results showed that caregivers (10.6% of the sample) were less likely to report good health than non-caregivers (OR=0.43, p<0.001) but African-American caregivers were more likely to report good health than other racial groups (OR=1.43, p<0.05). Our findings will contribute to better understanding of the role of informal caregiving in older adults’ health.
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Jang, Joy Bohyun and Sandra Tang. "Informal Caregiving and Health in Middle and Late Adulthood." Innovation in Aging 4, S1 (December 2020): 585.