The impact of different types of informal caregiving on cognitive functioning of older caregivers: Evidence from a longitudinal, population-based study in Germany

Larissa Zwar, Hans-Helmut König and André Hajek

Social Science & Medicine, 2018, vol. 214, issue C, 12-19

Abstract: This study's aim was to investigate the influence of different caregiving types on cognitive functioning of caregivers aged 65 years and older longitudinally and to look at potential gender differences in this association.

Keywords: Informal caregiving; Cognitive function; Longitudinal analysis; Gender differences; German ageing survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.07.048

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