A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers
Background. Multiple sclerosis (MS) rates in Latin America are increasing, and caregivers there experience reduced mental and physical health. Based on rigid gender roles in Latin America, women more often assume caregiving duties, yet the differential impact on women of these duties is unknown. Met...
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| author | Paul B. Perrin Ivan Panyavin Alejandra Morlett Paredes Adriana Aguayo Miguel Angel Macias Brenda Rabago Sandra J. Fulton Picot Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla |
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| description | Background. Multiple sclerosis (MS) rates in Latin America are increasing, and caregivers there experience reduced mental and physical health. Based on rigid gender roles in Latin America, women more often assume caregiving duties, yet the differential impact on women of these duties is unknown. Methods. This study examined gender differences in mental health (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Zarit Burden Inventory), health-related quality of life (HRQOL; Short Form-36), and social support (Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12) in 81 (66.7% women) Mexican MS caregivers. Results. As compared to men caregivers, women had lower mental health (p=0.006), HRQOL (p<0.001), and social support (p<0.001). This was partially explained by women caregivers providing care for nearly twice as many hours/week as men (79.28 versus 48.48, p=0.018) and for nearly three times as many months (66.31 versus 24.30, p=0.002). Conclusions. Because gender roles in Latin America influence women to assume more substantial caregiving duties, MS caregiver interventions in Latin America—particularly for women caregivers—should address the influence of gender-role conformity on care and psychosocial functioning. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-082bdd779b2a449faacb4be82155509f2025-02-03T05:52:39ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842015-01-01201510.1155/2015/283958283958A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis CaregiversPaul B. Perrin0Ivan Panyavin1Alejandra Morlett Paredes2Adriana Aguayo3Miguel Angel Macias4Brenda Rabago5Sandra J. Fulton Picot6Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla7Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USAUniversity of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, SpainVirginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USAUniversity of Guadalajara, 44100 Guadalajara, JAL, MexicoUniversity of Guadalajara, 44100 Guadalajara, JAL, MexicoUniversity of Guadalajara, 44100 Guadalajara, JAL, MexicoUniversity of Maryland-Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USAUniversity of Deusto, 48007 Bilbao, SpainBackground. Multiple sclerosis (MS) rates in Latin America are increasing, and caregivers there experience reduced mental and physical health. Based on rigid gender roles in Latin America, women more often assume caregiving duties, yet the differential impact on women of these duties is unknown. Methods. This study examined gender differences in mental health (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Zarit Burden Inventory), health-related quality of life (HRQOL; Short Form-36), and social support (Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12) in 81 (66.7% women) Mexican MS caregivers. Results. As compared to men caregivers, women had lower mental health (p=0.006), HRQOL (p<0.001), and social support (p<0.001). This was partially explained by women caregivers providing care for nearly twice as many hours/week as men (79.28 versus 48.48, p=0.018) and for nearly three times as many months (66.31 versus 24.30, p=0.002). Conclusions. Because gender roles in Latin America influence women to assume more substantial caregiving duties, MS caregiver interventions in Latin America—particularly for women caregivers—should address the influence of gender-role conformity on care and psychosocial functioning.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/283958 |
| spellingShingle | Paul B. Perrin Ivan Panyavin Alejandra Morlett Paredes Adriana Aguayo Miguel Angel Macias Brenda Rabago Sandra J. Fulton Picot Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers Behavioural Neurology |
| title | A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers |
| title_full | A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers |
| title_fullStr | A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers |
| title_short | A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers |
| title_sort | disproportionate burden of care gender differences in mental health health related quality of life and social support in mexican multiple sclerosis caregivers |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/283958 |
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