Family caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic: factors associated with anxiety and depression of carers for community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the daily routine and increases the caregiving load of the family carers of older adults. This study examined how the pandemic may impact mental health and investigated the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in family carers of older peop...

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Main Authors: Marcus Y. L. Chiu, Cyrus L. K. Leung, Ben K. K. Li, Dannii Yeung, T. W. Lo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02741-6