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Informal caregiving provision for disabled or elderly in the families and work productivity

Evidence from 11 Waves of an Australian population-based cohort

Published Date: 20.6.2023

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Theme: Caring and society

Sub-theme: Economic value of caring

Informal carers Socioeconomic factors

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Theme: Caring and society

Sub-theme: Economic value of caring

View Publication Informal carers Socioeconomic factors

Verification Statement

This publication / resource is hosted on a publicly available external link. If the full text is not publicly accessible, summary points are included and a contact method for the author(s) is provided, where available.

The summary information presented is based on content submitted by an author or other user
, along with publicly available information about the publication / resource added by the Carer Knowledge Exchange team.

All content is reviewed, edited and approved by the Carer Knowledge Exchange team, in line with our Submission Guidelines.


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Informal caregiving provision for disabled or elderly in the families and work productivity

Evidence from 11 Waves of an Australian population-based cohort

Published Date: 20.6.2023

  • Author/ Authors

    Syed Afroz Keramat, Rubayyat Hashmi, Bolaji Samson Aregbeshola, Tracy Comans

  • Suggested citation (APA 7th edition)

    Keramat, S.A., Hashmi, R., Aregbeshola, B.S., & Comans, T. (2023) Informal Caregiving Provision for Disabled or Elderly in the Families and Work Productivity: Evidence from 11 Waves of an Australian Population-Based Cohort. PharmacoEconomics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-023-01283-6

Long Summary

This article looks at the relationship between informal caregiving and productivity loss in Australia, and how informal caregivers' productivity at work is affected by their caregiving responsibilities. It found that working-age caregivers experience higher rates of absenteeism, presenteeism and working hour tension. As such, findings will assist other practitioners in assessing the indirect cost (productivity loss) of caregiving.

    Key Messages for Carers


  • The unpaid work that carers do contribute substantially to the health system, involving millions of individuals and billions of hours spent caring for patients who would otherwise require care from the healthcare system.
  • The demand for informal care is expected to increase worldwide due to the ageing population.

  • Key Messages for Policy Makers


  • Formal caregiving reduces productivity at work by one-third, with losses higher among older adult caregivers. However, the provision of financial assistance increases the number of hours spent working.
  • More specifically, informal caregivers experience increased absenteeism, a greater chance of presenteeism (refers to lost productivity when employees not fully functioning still work) and higher working hour tension (which is when desired working hours are greater than the actual working hours)
  • Effective policies should aim to improve productivity. For example, increasing the availability of paid care to alleviate the high demand for informal care.

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