Deterioration of health-related quality of life: the hidden health burden of informal caregiving

Syed Afroz Keramat (), Prianka Maria Sarker, Tracy Comans, Deborah Brooks and Nadeeka N. Dissanayaka
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Syed Afroz Keramat: The University of Queensland
Prianka Maria Sarker: University of Maine
Tracy Comans: The University of Queensland
Deborah Brooks: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland
Nadeeka N. Dissanayaka: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2025, vol. 26, issue 8, No 7, 1415-1438

Abstract: Abstract Informal caregiving is physically and mentally demanding and may lead to poor health and impaired well-being. We aim to check the effects of informal caregiving on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We utilised longitudinal data from the most recent sixteen waves of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. We measured HRQoL through the physical component summary (PCS), the mental component summary (MCS), the short-form six-dimension (SF-6D) utility index, and the eight dimensions of the SF-36 health survey. The primary exposure variable is informal caregiving. The variable was categorised into not a caregiver, lighter (

Keywords: Australia; Health-related quality of life; Informal caregiving; MCS; PCS; SF-6D utility index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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