Table 1.
Adjusted predictions of health-related outcomes by caregiving and changes in parental caregiving.
Non-caregivers (%) | Caregivers (%) | Parental caregivers, personal care → / ↓ (%) | Parental caregivers, personal care ↑ (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Worsened health | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Affected by COVID-19 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
Felt sad/depressed more often | 16 | 19** | 13 | 27*** |
Felt anxious/nervous more often | 21 | 26** | 21 | 36*** |
Had trouble sleeping more often | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Felt lonely more often | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
N | 49,969 | 1,710 | 439 | 452 |
Data: SHARE Wave 8 COVID-19 Survey 1, release version: 0.0.1 beta and SHARE Wave 8, release version: 0 (weighted). Entries are adjusted predictions, controlling for sex; age; level of education; household composition; area of living; economic status; (self-) employment; self-rated health; ADL, IADL, and GALI before the pandemic; and respondent's country. Significance level:
p < 0.05,
p < 0.01,
p < 0.001 [significances based on average marginal effects (AMEs) refer to respective previous column].