Factors associated with high psychological distress in primary carers of people with disability

Jiali Wang*, Wei Du

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    Abstract

    BackgroundPrimary caregivers of people withdisability provide extensive physicallyand emotionally demanding care.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to quantifythe burden of high psychologicaldistress in primary carers of people withdisability and identify modifiable factorsin relation to high psychological distress.MethodsThe 2015 national ‘Survey of Disability,Ageing and Carers in Australia’ wasused to derive a nationallyrepresentative sample and estimateweighted prevalence rates of highpsychological distress (Kessler scores≥22) in primary carers of people withdisability. Risk factors were evaluatedusing weighted logistic regressionmodels with lasso techniques.ResultsApproximately 27% of carers had highpsychological distress. Nearly half ofthe study population reported changesin their health and wellbeing. A delayin general practitioner (GP) visits wascommon and associated with >2-foldincrease in risk of high psychologicaldistress.DiscussionThe

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)234-238
    Number of pages5
    JournalAustralian Journal of General Practice
    Volume48
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

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