Effects of caregiving and psychosocial work factors on changes in health behaviours, adjusted for age, gender and marital status
| Increased frequency of alcohol consumption | Started to drink above recommended limit | Quit smoking | Reduced exercise below recommended amount | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nr. (%) | OR (95% CI) | Nr. (%) | OR (95% CI) | Nr. (%) | OR (95% CI) | Nr. (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Became caregiver | ||||||||
| No | 1165 (25) | (ref) | 577 (15) | (ref) | 160 (27) | (ref) | 805 (31) | (ref) |
| Yes | 71 (25) | 1.03 (0.78 to 1.37) | 32 (14) | 0.91 (0.61 to 1.33) | 11 (31) | 1.26 (0.59 to 2.67) | 48 (34) | 1.03 (0.70 to 1.50) |
| Social class | ||||||||
| Administrative | 517 (25) | (ref) | 311 (19) | (ref) | 61 (36) | (ref) | 264 (29) | (ref) |
| Professional/executive | 551 (24) | 0.98 (0.84 to 1.15) | 257 (14) | 0.76 (0.62 to 0.94) | 87 (27) | 0.71 (0.46 to 1.11) | 436 (35) | 1.43 (1.17 to 1.76) |
| Clerical/support | 168 (26) | 0.99 (0.75 to 1.30) | 41 (7) | 0.42 (0.27 to 0.63) | 23 (17) | 0.41 (0.20 to 0.85) | 153 (61) | 2.57 (1.79 to 3.72) |
| Job demands* | ||||||||
| Low | 1.01 (0.94 to 1.09) | 0.92 (0.83 to 1.02) | 0.81 (0.66 to 1.00) | 1.00 (0.91 to 1.11) | ||||
| Average | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| High | 0.99 (0.92 to 1.06) | 1.09 (0.98 to 1.20) | 1.23 (1.00 to 1.51) | 1.00 (0.90 to 1.10) | ||||
| Decision latitude* | ||||||||
| Low | 1.02 (0.94 to 1.11) | 0.97 (0.86 to 1.08) | 1.05 (0.84 to 1.32) | 1.24 (1.12 to 1.39) | ||||
| Average | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| High | 0.98 (0.90 to 1.06) | 1.04 (0.92 to 1.16) | 0.95 (0.76 to 1.20) | 0.80 (0.72 to 0.90) | ||||
| Social support* | ||||||||
| Low | 1.03 (0.96 to 1.10) | 1.00 (0.91 to 1.10) | 0.96 (0.80 to 1.16) | 0.98 (0.89 to 1.07) | ||||
| Average | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | (ref) | ||||
| High | 0.97 (0.91 to 1.04) | 1.00 (0.91 to 1.09) | 1.04 (0.87 to 1.25) | 1.02 (0.93 to 1.12) | ||||
| Total sample/Became caregivers | 5031/282 | 4121/237 | 626/35 | 2697/140 | ||||
*Continuous scale. Low and high values defined as 1 SD below and above the mean, respectively.