Scientists at Ottawa Hospital publish new data on public health
2009 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com) -- According to a study from Ottawa, Canada, "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. 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 limitations, self-reported general health, depressive symptoms, social support, family functioning, and marital satisfaction. Covariates included family (single-parent status, number of children, income adequacy), caregiver (gender, age, education, smoking status, biological relationship to child), and child (age, gender) characteristics. Logistic regression showed that caregivers of children with health problems had more than twice the odds of reporting chronic conditions, activity limitations, and elevated depressive symptoms, and had greater odds of reporting poorer general health than did caregivers of healthy children. Caregivers of children with health problems had substantially greater odds of health problems than did caregivers of healthy children," wrote J.C. Brehaut and colleagues, Ottawa Hospital. The researchers concluded: "Consistent with the movement toward family-centered services recognizing the link between caregivers' health and health of the children for whom they care. (Am J Public Health. 2009;99:1254-1262. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2007.129817)'." Brehaut and colleagues published the results of their research in American Journal of Public Health (Health Among Caregivers of Children With Health Problems: Findings From a Canadian Population-Based Study. American Journal of Public Health, 2009;99(7):1254-1262). For additional information, contact J.C. Brehaut, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Clinic Epidemiology Program, Civ Campus, ASB 2-004, Box 693, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9, Canada. The publisher of the American Journal of Public Health can be contacted at: American Public Health Association Inc., 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-3710, USA. Keywords: Canada, Ottawa, Life Sciences, Depression, Mental Health, Gender Health, Gender Medicine, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Public Health, Ottawa Hospital. This article was prepared by Elder Law Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Elder Law Weekly via NewsRx.com.
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