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Article: Caregiving raises risk in women.(coronary heart disease risk increased in women caregivers)
- Article from:
- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- March 6, 2003
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2003 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who spend 9 or more hours a week caring for an ill or disabled spouse have an increased risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study.
The study shows, however, that providing care for a disabled or ill parent, sibling, or other individual did not significantly increase the risk of heart disease, suggesting that the caregiving commitment in these cases may have been less burdensome or less intense.
"Although many caregivers describe their work in rewarding terms, an increasing number of studies have begun to suggest health risks," said Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD, of the Harvard School of Public ...