Well-being implications of mobility of care: Gender differences among U.S. adults

Fong, Amy Z.; Atiyya Shaw, F.

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2024.104109

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“…In studying this, this paper is the second to directly examine the role of mobility of care on wellbeing. As was the case in past work [ 33 ], negative associations were found between this travel and wellbeing.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…One study to date has directly examined the relationship between mobility of care and wellbeing. Here, this type of travel was associated with many negative wellbeing outcomes, but only for women [ 33 ]. Focusing on working mothers, another recent paper explored mobility of care and wellbeing indirectly by highlighting the ample physical, emotional, and logistical labour required for mobility of care [ 34 ].…”

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Double-Duty Carers’ Health and Wellbeing during COVID-19: Exploring the Role of Mobility of the Care Economy in Southern Ontario, Canada

Ravensbergen,

Mehta,

Sethi

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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Double-Duty Carers (DDCs) refer to people who work in the healthcare industry while also providing unpaid care to relatives, friends, or neighbours. The expectations placed on DDCs is expected to grow, and these employees already experience a high caring burden. As such it is important to understand how best to support their health and wellbeing. This paper explores DDCs’ wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing an understudied factor: their mobility constraints. Following the Mobility of the Care Economy framework and a qualitative research design, it does so through a thematic analysis of 16 semi-structured interviews with female DDCs in Southern Ontario, Canada. Once data saturation was reached, three mobility pathways during the pandemic were identified, all of which negatively affected DDCs wellbeing. First, some COVID-19 policies (e.g., testing requirements) resulted in increased mobility demands and increased spatiotemporal constraints. Second, the closure of institutions that care for dependents (schools, daycares, day centres) resulted in forced reduced mobility, which increased financial stress. Finally, indirect mobility effects were identified: the reduced mobility of other informal carers increased the workload and emotional strain on DDCs. The paper concludes with a discussion of mobility-related policies that could improve DDC wellbeing.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 59%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%