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Dementia Caregiving: The Association Between Family Caregiving Strain and Receipt of Paid Care

Year: 2020

Type: conference-abstract

Abstract: family caregivers. Using data from three waves (2011, 2015, 2017) of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) linked to the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC), we identified family caregivers of those with advanced dementia and compared caregiving strain among those with zero, <20, and 20+ hours/week paid care. Family caregivers of those who received 20+ hours (26% of the sample) reported less caregiver strain (mean score 3.27 vs 4.15, p=0.04) and less frequently reported having more to do than they could handle (46.1% vs 67.9%, p=0.01) or not having enough time for themselves (46.8% vs 72.2%, p<0.01). The association persisted in a multivariable model. These results support the conceptualization of dynamic and potentially multidirectional relationships between paid and family caregivers and suggest that paid caregivers impact both those receiving care and their families.

Source: Innovation in Aging

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1898

Authors: Jennifer Reckrey, Evan Bollens-Lund, Emma Tsui, Kathrin Boerner, Katherine Ornstein

Institutions: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Graduate Center, CUNY, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston

Language: English

Topic: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,977