Eldercare demands (ECD) may result in stress when finite resources needed to fulfill life roles (i.e., family, work) become scarce. ECD may be acquired, continue over time, or be relinquished. They thus may represent acute stress (immediate, severe) or chronic stress (persistent, milder). Workers at six U.S. manufacturing companies completed surveys (N = 520). ECD were operationalized as providing assistance to an adult aged 65+ years due to disability or illness. Workers were categorized into four ECD groups (persistent, relinquished, acquired, and none), and we examined the ECD groups' association with person-centric and work-centric outcomes. Respondents with acquired ECD had worse mental health and greater depressive symptoms than those with none, and those with persistent ECD had greater work stress and family-work conflict than those with none. Findings suggesting that acute stress is more related to person-centric outcomes and chronic stress is more related to work-centric outcomes could inform development of tailored interventions.

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后天和持续的老年护理需求：对工人福祉的影响。

当完成生活角色（即家庭、工作）所需的有限资源变得稀缺时，老年护理需求（ECD）可能会导致压力。ECD 可能会被获取、持续一段时间或被放弃。因此，它们可能代表急性压力（即时、严重）或慢性压力（持续、温和）。六家美国制造公司的工人完成了调查（N = 520）。ECD 被实施为向因残疾或疾病而年龄在 65 岁以上的成年人提供援助。工人被分为四个 ECD 组（持续的、放弃的、获得的和无），我们检查了 ECD 组与以人为中心和以工作为中心的结果的关联。与没有获得性 ECD 的受访者相比，获得性 ECD 的受访者心理健康状况更差，抑郁症状更严重，持续存在ECD的人比没有ECD的人有更大的工作压力和家庭工作冲突。研究结果表明，急性压力与以人为中心的结果更相关，而慢性压力与以工作为中心的结果更相关，这可以为制定量身定制的干预措施提供信息。