Unpaid caregiving and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic—A systematic review of the quantitative literature
Jennifer Ervin,
Ludmila Fleitas Alfonzo,
Yamna Taouk
et al.
Abstract:The COVID-19 pandemic imposed additional and specific challenges on the lives and wellbeing of informal unpaid carers. Addressing an important gap in the existing literature, this systematic review (prospectively registered with PROSPERO CRD42022376012) synthesises and evaluates the quantitative evidence examining the association between unpaid caregiving and mental health (compared to non-caring), during the pandemic. Five databases were searched (Medline, PsycInfo, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science) from Jan 1,… Show more
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