Morbidity in Finnish Caregivers
The project studies somatic and psychiatric morbidity in family caregivers.
Our research
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.
Kort om studien på svenska
Projektet Sjukdomsfrekvens bland finska närståendevårdare studerar förekomsten av somatiska och psykiatriska sjukdomar hos närståendevårdare.
