Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Collaboration Among Multiple Caregivers of Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In many families, multiple caregivers support older adults living with dementia. Studying collaboration among caregivers requires consideration of conceptual and methodological issues that have not been fully explored. This study presents a framework for conceptualizing caregiver collaboration and an index that captures variation in collaboration among multiple caregivers within care networks.

Methods

We used data from the 2015 waves of the National Health and Aging Trends Study and National Study of Caregiving (NSOC) to operationalize collaboration among multiple caregivers (N = 1,298) of 552 care recipients (Mage = 83.69, SD = 7.73; 71.6% women; 47.9% possible/probable dementia; 38.9% people of color).

Results

The care collaboration index considered indiv

SUBMITTER: Ellis KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10010467 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature