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Prevalence and Characteristics of Subjective Cognitive Decline Among Unpaid Caregivers Aged ≥45 Years — 22 States, 2015–2019
Prevalence and Characteristics of Subjective Cognitive Decline Among Unpaid Caregivers Aged ≥45 Years — 22 States, 2015–2019
- Source :
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office, 2021.
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Abstract
- Approximately 20% of U.S. adults are unpaid caregivers (caregivers) (1) who provide support to a family member or friend with a health condition or disability. Although there are benefits to caregiving, it can negatively affect caregivers' physical and mental health (2-4). Much of the assistance caregivers provide, such as administering medications or financial management, relies on cognitive ability, but little is known about caregivers' cognitive functioning. Subjective cognitive decline (SCD), the self-reported experience of worsening or more frequent confusion or memory loss over the past year (5), could affect caregivers' risk for adverse health outcomes and affect the quality of care they provide. CDC analyzed SCD among caregivers aged ≥45 years through a cross-sectional analysis of data from 22 states in the 2015-2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Among adults aged ≥45 years, SCD was reported by 12.6% of caregivers who provided care to a family member or friend with a health condition or disability in the past 30 days compared with 10.2% of noncaregivers (p
- Subjects :
- Male
Gerontology
Health (social science)
Epidemiology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Affect (psychology)
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Diagnostic Self Evaluation
Mental distress
Health Information Management
Health care
Prevalence
History of depression
Humans
Medicine
Cognitive Dysfunction
Full Report
Cognitive skill
Cognitive decline
Aged
business.industry
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Mental health
United States
Caregivers
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1545861X, 01492195, and 20152019
- Volume :
- 70
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....606dad4695e96942d743ab105f6cb14a
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7046a1