Document Type
Capstone Experience
Graduation Date
5-2019
Degree Name
Master of Public Health
Department
Health Promotion
First Committee Member
Dr. Armando De Alba
Second Committee Member
Dr. Janelle Beadle
Third Committee Member
Dr. Lynette Smith
Abstract
The goal of this project is to identify differences in quality of life and mental health between younger informal caregivers and non-caregivers, ages 19-40, in Nebraska. To address this goal, a demographic and health assessment battery was disseminated to eligible participants (N=60), comprised of informal caregivers (N=30) and age-, education-, and gender-matched non-caregivers (N=30). The health assessment included reliable and validated questionnaires, including the RAND SF-36, EuroQol 5D, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, and the General Health Questionnaire. By discovering relationships between quality of life and mental health with the length of time providing care, programming and intervention recommendations can be made to improve the health of informal caregivers in Nebraska.
Recommended Citation
Frankel, Emily L., "Assessing Quality of Life and Mental Health Differences Among Young Adult Informal Caregivers and Non-Caregivers in Nebraska" (2019). Capstone Experience. 68.
https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/coph_slce/68