Time trends in health inequalities due to care in the context of the Spanish Dependency Law
In Spain, responsibility for care of old people and those in situations of dependency is assumed by families, and has an unequal social distribution according to gender and socioeconomic level. This responsibility has negative health effects on the carer. In 2006, the Dependency Law recognised the o...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:289314 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/289314 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.06.006 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Carer Cuidadores Desigualdades en salud Gender Género Health inequalities Mental health Políticas públicas Public policy Salud autopercibida Salud mental Self-rated health |
| Sumario: | In Spain, responsibility for care of old people and those in situations of dependency is assumed by families, and has an unequal social distribution according to gender and socioeconomic level. This responsibility has negative health effects on the carer. In 2006, the Dependency Law recognised the obligation of the State to provide support. This study analyses time trends in health inequalities attributable to caregiving under this new law. Study of trends using two cross-sectional samples from the 2006 and 2012 editions of the Spanish National Health Survey (27,922 and 19,995 people, respectively). We compared fair/poor self-rated health, poor mental health (GHQ-12. |
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