Typologies of Dementia Caregiver Support Networks: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

There are nearly 18 million family caregivers in the United States assisting an older adult in need of help. Identifying the caregivers in greatest need of support requires an understanding of the current social support networks available to family caregivers and whether specific groups of caregivers are at risk of having an insufficient support network.

Research design and methods

We collected personal network data from a nationally representative sample of 66 family caregivers to persons with dementia (PWDs) in the United States aged 18 and older, including information on network members' support to the caregiver and help to the care recipient.

Results

We found four common caregiving network types: large networks with many helpers; large ne

SUBMITTER: Friedman EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8599268 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature