Morbidity in Finnish Caregivers
The project studies somatic and psychiatric morbidity in family caregivers.
The project Morbidity in Finnish Caregivers, led by Senior Researcher Tuija Mikkola, studies somatic and psychiatric morbidity in family caregivers. The project utilizes data from several national registers to examine whether family caregivers have an elevated risk for developing physical and mental illnesses. The data comprises all officially recognized family caregivers in Finland, that is more than 40 000 family caregivers, and over 80 000 controls.
Morbidity in Finnish Caregivers
Senior Researcher
Tuija Mikkola, PhD
Mikkola, T. M., Kautiainen, H., Mänty, M., von Bonsdorff, M. B., Kröger, T., & Eriksson, J. G. (2020).
Age-dependency in mortality of family caregivers: a nationwide register-based study.
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. DOI: 10.1007/s40520-020-01728-4
Mikkola, T. M., Kautiainen, H., Mänty, M., von Bonsdorff, M. B., Koponen, H., Kröger, T., & Eriksson, J. G. (2021).
Use of antidepressants among Finnish family caregivers: a nationwide register-based study.
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology. DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02049-1
Mikaela von Bonsdorff, assistant professor, University of Jyväskylä and Folkhälsan Research Center,
Teppo Kröger, professor, University of Jyväskylä
Minna Mänty, associate professor, City of Vantaa and University of Helsinki
Hannu Koponen, professor, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital
Samfundet Folkhälsan
Medicinska Understödsföreningen Liv och Hälsa
Signe och Ane Gyllenberg stiftelse
