Strapped for Time or Stressed Out? Predictors of Work Interruption and Unmet Need for Workplace Support Among Informal Elder Caregivers

Matthew A Andersson; Mark H Walker; Brian P Kaskie

doi:10.1177/0898264317744920

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Strapped for Time or Stressed Out? Predictors of Work Interruption and Unmet Need for Workplace Support Among Informal Elder Caregivers

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Strapped for Time or Stressed Out? Predictors of Work Interruption and Unmet Need for Workplace Support Among Informal Elder Caregivers

Matthew A Andersson, Mark H Walker and Brian P Kaskie

Journal of aging and health, Vol.31(4), pp.631-651

04/2019

DOI: 10.1177/0898264317744920

PMID: 29254439

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Abstract

We evaluate whether strong associations between unmet need and work interruption observed among informal elder caregivers are explained by caregiver personal characteristics, caregiving situations, or diminished caregiver well-being. We analyze a proprietary survey of informal elder caregivers conducted by a single large U.S. employer ( N = 642 caregivers). Unmet need was about twice as common among those experiencing mild (29.79%) or severe interruption (35.00%) relative to those who did not interrupt work (16.87%). Although caregiver characteristics and aspects of caregiving situation show links to either unmet need or work interruption specifically, the association between unmet need and work interruption was not explained by these factors, or by caregiver well-being. Needs-related work interruptions may arise by other workplace processes, such as organizational culture, that should be measured and tested explicitly by future research.

Mental Health

Caregivers - statistics & numerical data

Caregivers - psychology

Humans

Middle Aged

Cost of Illness

Male

Midwestern United States

Personnel Staffing and Scheduling

Self Concept

Employment

Female

Surveys and Questionnaires

Aged

Needs Assessment

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Title: Subtitle: Strapped for Time or Stressed Out? Predictors of Work Interruption and Unmet Need for Workplace Support Among Informal Elder Caregivers
Creators: Matthew A Andersson - 1 Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA
Mark H Walker - 2 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Brian P Kaskie - 3 The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of aging and health, Vol.31(4), pp.631-651
DOI: 10.1177/0898264317744920
PMID: 29254439
NLM abbreviation: J Aging Health
ISSN: 0898-2643
eISSN: 1552-6887
Publisher: United States
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100006039, name: TIAA-CREF Institute, award: Successful Aging within Academic Institutions
Language: English
Date published: 04/2019
Academic Unit: Health Management and Policy
Record Identifier: 9984063129502771

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