The Effect of Physical and Cognitive Impairments on Caregiving.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many older adults receive caregiving; however, less is known about how a change in a care recipient's functional activity limitations [instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and basic activities of daily living (ADL)] as well as their cognitive impairment influence the amount of caregiving received.

Methods

Using the Health and Retirement Study (2002-2014) we identified community-dwelling respondents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD; n=674), cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND; n=530), and no cognitive impairment (n=6126). We estimated a series of two-part regression models to identify the association between care recipients' level of cognitive impairment, change in total number of IADL/ADL limitations and amount of caregiving received

SUBMITTER: Jutkowitz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7289673 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature