Caring responsibilities are a social determinant of health and the impact of caring may vary by the context in which caring occurs.
We found inequalities in who provides care, and health outcomes of carers. Women, particularly those responsible for childcare and from some minoritised ethnic groups, are more likely to hong kong rcs data be providing more hours of care per week. The physical and mental wellbeing of those providing 20+ hours of care are worse than those providing no care or less than 20 hours of care per week, so they may have complex health needs of their own.
The support offered to carers needs to account for the social context of caring (such as other responsibilities, financial support available to them, household context, values and practices of their communities and definitions of caring – Akiya Trust, Greenwood et al, Public Health England) and needs ensure that those providing more hours of care can be identified to help manage their own health and wellbeing alongside their caring responsibilities.