@article {619,
	title = {Negative and positive health effects of caring for a disabled spouse: longitudinal findings from the caregiver health effects study.},
	journal = {Psychol Aging},
	volume = {15},
	year = {2000},
	month = {2000 Jun},
	pages = {259-71},
	abstract = {<p>Data from the first 2 waves of the Caregiver Health Effects Study (n = 680) were analyzed to examine the effects of changes in caregiving involvement on changes in caregiver health-related outcomes in a population-based sample of elders caring for a disabled spouse. Caregiving involvement was indexed by levels of (a) spouse physical impairment, (b) help provided to the spouse, and (c) strain associated with providing help. Health-related outcomes included perceived health, health-risk behaviors, anxiety symptoms, and depression symptoms. Increases in spouse impairment and caregiver strain were generally related to poorer outcomes over time (poorer perceived health, increased health-risk behaviors, and increased anxiety and depression), whereas increased helping was related to better outcomes (decreased anxiety and depression). Results suggest that caring for a disabled spouse is a complex phenomenon that can have both deleterious and beneficial consequences.</p>},
	keywords = {Aged, Anxiety, Caregivers, Depression, Disabled Persons, Female, Health Behavior, Health Status, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Health, Risk-Taking, Spouses},
	issn = {0882-7974},
	doi = {10.1037//0882-7974.15.2.259},
	author = {Beach, S R and Schulz, R and Yee, J L and Jackson, S}
}
