This study involved a survey of 230 lesbian women and 503 gay men aged 60 years and over living in Australia, of which 218 were care-givers.
It compared care-givers to non-caregivers on a range of health and well-being measures, including psychological distress, positive mental health, physical health, and social support.
Informal care-givers play an important role in society, and many of the people who provide this care are lesbian women and gay men.
Being a care-giver is known to be associated with poorer health and well-being, and lesbian and gay care-givers report experiences of stigma and discrimination in the care-giving context.
Beatrice Alba, Anthony Lyons, Andrea Waling, Victor Minichiello, Mark Hughes, Catherine Barrett Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen and Samantha Edmonds (2019)