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The longitudinal association between co-residential care provision and healthca...
Barbosa, Fátima; Dias, Sara Simões; Voss, Gina Silva; Delerue Matos, AliceCo-residential care is associated with poor caregiver health and a high burden. Although Portugal relies heavily on co-residential care by individuals aged 50 and over, studies on the impact of co-residential care provision on Portuguese caregivers’ healthcare use are lacking. This study aims to analyze the impact of co-residential care (spousal and non-spousal care) on healthcare use of the Portuguese populati...
The Longitudinal Association between Co-Residential Care Provision and Healthca...
Barbosa, Fátima; Dias, Sara Simões; Voss, Gina; Matos, Alice DelerueCo-residential care is associated with poor caregiver health and a high burden. Although Portugal relies heavily on co-residential care by individuals aged 50 and over, studies on the impact of co-residential care provision on Portuguese caregivers’ healthcare use are lacking. This study aims to analyze the impact of co-residential care (spousal and non-spousal care) on healthcare use of the Portuguese populati...
Spousal care and pain among the population aged 65 years and older: a European ...
Barbosa, Fátima; Delerue Matos, Alice; Voss, Gina Silva; Costa, Patrício SoaresBackground:Spousal care is the most important source of informal care inold age.Nevertheless, despite the growing importance of this issue, the association betweenproviding spousal care inside the household and pain remains unexplored in Europe.Objective and Methods:This study aims to estimate the prevalence of pain reportedby spouse caregivers aged 65 plus that provide care inside the household and toinvestiga...
Social isolation, physical inactivity and inadequate diet among European middle...
Delerue Matos, Alice; Barbosa, Fátima; Cunha, Cláudia Filipa Macedo; Voss, Gina Silva; Correia, FilipaSocial isolation is a growing public health concern for older adults, as it has been associated with poor health and premature mortality. On the other hand, physical inactivity and an inadequate diet are important health risk behaviours associated with physical and mental health problems. Considering that there is no research examining the possible relationship between social isolation and the above mentioned h...
Do European co-residential caregivers aged 50+ have an increased risk of frailty?
Barbosa, Fátima; Voss, Gina Silva; Delerue Matos, AliceOne important health challenge associated with ageing is frailty, which has been acknowledged as a new public health priority. However, only a few studies have explored the relationship between providing care at older ages and frailty. The main objective of this study is to assess whether there is an association between providing co-residential care and frailty, according to gender and from a European cross-sec...
Health impact of providing informal care in Portugal
Barbosa, Fátima; Voss, Gina Silva; Delerue Matos, AliceBackground: Middle-aged and older adults play an important role in the provision of informal support, however, the impact on the health of those individuals who provide informal care is unclear. The main objectives of this study are: (1) to assess the prevalence of co-residential caregiving provided by individuals aged 50+; (2) to analyze differences between the group of Portuguese co-residential caregivers and...
25. The impact of living alone on physical and mental health: Does loneliness m...
Barbosa, Fátima; Cunha, Cláudia Filipa Macedo; Voss, Gina Silva; Delerue Matos, Alice[Excerpt] Living alone is an increasingly common phenomenon in ageing populations. The death of a spouse and the tendency of older people and their adult children to maintain independent lifestyles are noted as the main causes for this gradual increase in solo living in recent decades (Victor et al., 2000). However, the impact of living alone on the physical and mental health of older people is still unclear. R...
Informal support in Portugal by individuals aged 50+
Barbosa, Fátima; Delerue Matos, AliceIn Portugal, individuals aged 50+ have an important role in the provision of co-residential care. This study aimed to rank Portugal relative to 15 European countries with regard to the prevalence of co-residential care (daily or almost daily personal care), and extra-residential help/care (household help and/or personal care) provided by individuals aged 50?, and determine the factors associated with the provis...
A Qualidade de Vida (QdV) de quem cuida no domicílio depois dos 50 anos: anális...
Barbosa, Fátima; Delerue Matos, AliceA prestação de cuidados informais no domicílio, por indivíduos de idades avançadas, adquiriu uma dimensão e importância sem precedentes na sociedade portuguesa, em consequência, nomeadamente, das alterações sócio-demográficas registadas. Recorrendo a uma análise de regressão linear múltipla, procurou-se compreender em que medida a prestação de cuidados domiciliários em Portugal, por indivíduos de 50 e mais anos...
Unemployed 50+: exploring risk factors for depression in Europe
Neves, Rita Borges; Barbosa, Fátima; Delerue Matos, Alice; Rodrigues, Victor Terças; Machado, José[Excerto] The recent economic crisis has forced companies worldwide to restructure, downsize and close down, leading to the loss of millions of jobs. More than nine per cent of the 23,000 million individuals affected by unemployment in 2011 were over 55 years old (EUROSTAT). This percentage may in fact be even larger if we take into account discouraged people who opt out of the labour market through pre-retirem...