Are informal family caregivers stigmatized differently based on their gender or employment status?: a German study on public stigma towards informal long-term caregivers of older individuals

• Main Authors: Larissa Zwar (Author), Matthias C. Angermeyer (Author), Herbert Matschinger (Author), Steffi G. Riedel-Heller (Author), Hans-Helmut König (Author), André Hajek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Stigma and informal caregiving are determinants for health and wellbeing, but few studies have examined stigma towards informal caregiving. Public stigma may be expressed differently towards caregivers depending on their gender and employment status due to societal norms. Therefo...