Journal article
Health Among Caregivers of Children With Health Problems: Findings From a Canadian Population-Based Study
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We used population-based data to evaluate whether caring for a child with health problems had implications for caregiver health after we controlled for relevant covariates.
METHODS: We used data on 9401 children and their caregivers from a population-based Canadian study. We performed analyses to compare 3633 healthy children with 2485 children with health problems. Caregiver health outcomes included chronic conditions, activity …
Authors
Brehaut JC; Kohen DE; Garner RE; Miller AR; Lach LM; Klassen AF; Rosenbaum PL
Journal
American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 99, No. 7, pp. 1254–1262
Publisher
American Public Health Association
Publication Date
July 2009
DOI
10.2105/ajph.2007.129817
ISSN
0090-0036