Caregiver Strain and Cellular Aging: An Ancillary Study to the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin

Principal Investigator: Whitney Witt

(Funded by the Center for Demography of Health and Aging)
Dr. Whitney Witt, Marsha Seltzer, and Javier Nieto are leading a study to examine the physiological and perceived impact of caring for individuals with long-term illness or disability among a population-based sample of informal caregivers. Specifically, this study will determine the cross-sectional relationship between perceived caregiver stress and cellular aging among caregivers.