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<\/a><\/h1>\nFamily caregiving<\/a> can improve mental health, study shows.<\/h1>\nBy Chris Berry<\/p>\n
Family caregiving<\/strong> can be extremely stressful and potentially detrimental to the caregiver\u2019s health, however, studies have revealed that people who care for a family member live longer than comparable people who aren’t caregiving.<\/p>\n(Related:\u00a0Your Long-Term Care Insurance Company Can Fail<\/a>)<\/p>\nAlthough scientists didn\u2019t ask the caregivers what they attribute their healthier and possibly happier lives to, 3,503 people were surveyed to better convey the overall caregiving experience.<\/p>\n
Among those surveyed, only 17 percent said they had high levels of caregiving strain, with the majority putting in less than 14 hours of care each week.<\/p>\n
“The burden of caregiving certainly can be overwhelming and negative to health,” says David Roth<\/a>, director of the Center on Aging and Health at Johns Hopkins University and lead author of the study<\/a>. “But those are not necessarily the typical experience.”<\/p>\n(Related: Muskegon County’s Alternative Court for U.S. Combat Veterans<\/a>)<\/p>\n
(Related:\u00a0Your Long-Term Care Insurance Company Can Fail<\/a>)<\/p>\n Although scientists didn\u2019t ask the caregivers what they attribute their healthier and possibly happier lives to, 3,503 people were surveyed to better convey the overall caregiving experience.<\/p>\n Among those surveyed, only 17 percent said they had high levels of caregiving strain, with the majority putting in less than 14 hours of care each week.<\/p>\n “The burden of caregiving certainly can be overwhelming and negative to health,” says David Roth<\/a>, director of the Center on Aging and Health at Johns Hopkins University and lead author of the study<\/a>. “But those are not necessarily the typical experience.”<\/p>\n (Related: Muskegon County’s Alternative Court for U.S. Combat Veterans<\/a>)<\/p>\n