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Caring as a social determinant of health

A rapid review of reviews and an analysis of data from the GP Patient Survey explored evidence about the consequences of caring, and which interventions effective at promoting the health and wellbeing of carers of older people.

Author: Public Health England


Publication Date: March 19, 2021


Description: In this work, PHE commissioned Newcastle University to a) explore the consequences of being an unpaid carer of older people, and b) identify evidence about how best to support this group of carers. To address these aims, a rapid review of existing evidence reviews (an ‘umbrella review’) was conducted, alongside analysis of data on carers (for any population) from the NHS England GP Patient Survey.


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Keywords: unpaid caregivers, social determinants of health, unmet care needs, rapid review

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