Caregiver policies in the United States: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: In the United States, there are nearly 53 million informal or unpaid caregivers, many of whom experience mental and physical stress related to their caregiving duties and increased financial responsibility. We identified federal and state informal caregiver support policies authorized by specific legislation along with their key provisions and conducted a systematic review of the academic literature related to quantitative evaluations of these policies. Twenty policies, eight academic studies, and four gray literature reports were included in the study, with half of the policies introduced since 2000. Our study criteria yielded few academic valuations tied to caregiver policies and few policies including research provisions. Of the provision areas identified in policies, respite services,

SUBMITTER: Green MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11893460 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature