Family Caregiver Experiences Coordinating Care of Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Older adults with disabilities rely on support from family caregivers, medical professionals, and paid caregivers. Unlike team-based interprofessional care, coordination of care work is not protocolized or well understood.

Objective

To describe family caregiver experiences coordinating care with medical professionals, other family caregivers, and paid caregivers.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional analysis of the 2023 National Health and Aging Trends Study and the linked National Study of Caregiving included data on 2811 family and unpaid caregivers to community-living adults aged 65 years or older with disabilities.

Exposure

Caregiver characteristics, caregiving circumstances, negative consequences, supportive services use, and,

SUBMITTER: Wolff JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12631485 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature