CAREGIVING AND WELL-BEING IN A SAMPLE OF WOMEN IN MIDLIFE

A survey of 742 women in midlife found that 12% went involved in the c are of another person with a chronic health disorder. Of note was the diversity of circumstances, that led to the women becoming caregivers. Further. about a third of the carers were supporting more than one pe rson. Carers did not differ on measures of depression or subjective he alth ratings from persons not involved in care. Burden scores were pre dicted by co-residence, low satisfaction with social support. and poor er health ratings on the part of the carers but not by the relationshi p between the person cared for and the carer.