Does becoming an informal caregiver make your health worse? A longitudinal analysis across Europe

Luz María Peña Longobardo, Beatriz Rodríguez-Sánchez and Juan Oliva

Economics & Human Biology, 2023, vol. 50, issue C

Abstract: To determine whether becoming an informal caregiver in Europe has a significant effect on health status, compared with non-informal caregivers, distinguishing by place of residence (in or outside the home of the care receivers) and country. And to determine whether there is an adaptation effect after the passage of time.

Keywords: Informal caregiving; Informal care; Europe; Mental health; Health; Matching; Propensity score (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H00 I00 I10 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101264

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