@article{ref1,
title="The impact of transitions in caregiving status on depressive symptoms among older family caregivers: findings from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="Hurh, Kyungduk and Youn, Hin Moi and Park, Yoon Sik and Park, Eun-Cheol and Jang, Sung-In",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="e42-e42",
abstract="This study identifies the effects of transitions in caregiving status on depressive symptoms among middle-aged or older adults who care for family members with  limitations in activities of daily living (ADL). Data were collected from the  2006-2018 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging. A total of 7817 subjects were  included. On the basis of their caregiving status transition, participants were  categorized into four groups: started caregiving, continued caregiving, stopped  caregiving, and noncaregivers. Depressive symptoms were measured using the 10 item  Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Analysis using a generalized  estimating equation model and subgroup analyses were conducted. Compared to  noncaregivers, women who started caregiving showed more depressive symptoms in the  following year (β 0.761, p < 0.0001). Regardless of sex, older adults who continued  caregiving had more depressive symptoms than noncaregivers did (β 0.616, p < 0.0277  in men, and β 1.091, p < 0.0001 in women). After relinquishing caregiving  responsibilities to other caregivers, participants' depressive symptoms in the  following year showed no statistically significant difference from that of  noncaregivers. Thus, starting or continuing caregiving was associated with increased  depressive symptoms, and those symptoms could be normalized by stopping caregiving. Intervention strategies to reduce family caregivers' depressive symptoms are needed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph18010042",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010042"
}