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abstract: 'BackgroundProviding unpaid support to family and friends with disabling
health conditions can limit a carer''s capacity to participate in
employment. The emotional support needs and unpredictability of caring
for people with mental illness may be particularly demanding. While
previous research suggests variable employment rates across carers for
different conditions, there are limited data on mental health carers
specifically.MethodsThis study analysed employment patterns for
working-age, co-resident carers of adults with mental illness in an
Australian cross-sectional household survey, the 2015 Survey of
Disability, Ageing and Carers.ResultsSignificantly more mental health
carers were not employed (42.3\%, 95\% CI: 36.6-48.1) compared to
non-carers (24.0\%, 95\% CI: 23.5-24.6). Employed mental health carers
were more likely to work fewer than 16h per week (carers: 17.2\%, 95\%
CI: 12.8-22.8, vs. non-carers: 11.7\%, 95\% CI: 11.3-12.1) and in lower
skilled occupations (carers: 22.6, 95\% CI: 17.5-28.7, vs. non-carers:
15.7, 95\% CI: 15.1-16.2). Among the sub-group of primary mental health
carers, 25.8\% (95\% CI: 15.6-39.5) had reduced their working hours to
care and a further 26.4\% (95\% CI: 17.2-38.2) stopped working
altogether. In corresponding comparisons between mental health carers
and carers for people with other cognitive/behavioural conditions, and
physical conditions with or without secondary mental illness, there were
no differences except that mental health carers were more likely to be
working in a lower skilled occupation than other cognitive/behavioural
condition carers (14.8\% of the latter, 95\% CI 10.1-21.2). Multivariate
logistic regression analyses revealed that female mental health carers
were less likely to be employed if they were aged 35-54, had no
post-secondary education, had a disability, or cared for someone with
severe activity limitations. For male mental health carers, having a
disability or caring for someone with severe limitations or who did not
receive paid assistance were significantly associated with not being
employed.ConclusionsThese results highlight the employment disadvantage
experienced by mental health carers compared to non-carers, and
similarities in employment patterns across carers for different
conditions. Improving the availability of paid support services for
people with mental illness may be an important target to assist carers
to maintain their own employment.'
affiliation: 'Diminic, S (Corresponding Author), Univ Queensland, Fac Med, Sch Publ
Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
Diminic, S (Corresponding Author), Queensland Ctr Mental Hlth Res, Policy \& Epidemiol
Grp, Pk Ctr Mental Hlth, Locked Bag 500, Brisbane, Qld 4108, Australia.
Diminic, Sandra; Hielscher, Emily; Harris, Meredith G., Univ Queensland, Fac Med,
Sch Publ Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
Diminic, Sandra; Hielscher, Emily; Harris, Meredith G., Queensland Ctr Mental Hlth
Res, Policy \& Epidemiol Grp, Pk Ctr Mental Hlth, Locked Bag 500, Brisbane, Qld
4108, Australia.
Hielscher, Emily, Univ Queensland, Ctr Clin Res, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.'
article-number: '587'
author: Diminic, Sandra and Hielscher, Emily and Harris, Meredith G.
author-email: sandra\_diminic@qcmhr.uq.edu.au
author_list:
- family: Diminic
given: Sandra
- family: Hielscher
given: Emily
- family: Harris
given: Meredith G.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6822-1
eissn: 1471-2458
files: []
journal: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
keywords: 'Australia; Caregivers; Informal care; Mental disorders; Employment;
Labour force'
keywords-plus: 'QUALITY-OF-LIFE; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; AUSTRALIAN CARERS; WORKING CARERS;
PROVIDING CARE; PAID WORK; CAREGIVERS; PEOPLE; HOME; PSYCHOSIS'
language: English
month: MAY 16
number-of-cited-references: '50'
orcid-numbers: 'Hielscher, Emily/0000-0002-0559-5256
Diminic, Sandra/0000-0001-8742-8816
Harris, Meredith/0000-0003-0096-729X
Diminic, Sandra/0000-0001-8742-8816'
papis_id: 797c8a61b580e4a73bf03e1a35724d85
ref: Diminic2019employmentdisadvanta
researcherid-numbers: 'Hielscher, Emily/T-5825-2019
Diminic, Sandra/ABC-2127-2020
Harris, Meredith/ABD-3049-2020
Diminic, Sandra/O-7572-2016'
times-cited: '4'
title: 'Employment disadvantage and associated factors for informal carers of adults
with mental illness: are they like other disability carers?'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000468435000008
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '13'
volume: '19'
web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
year: '2019'