Long-Distance Caregivers' Use Of Supportive Services.

ABSTRACT: While long-distance caregiving has received increased attention as a unique care experience, prior research has not explored the supportive services used by long-distance caregivers (LDCs) and the factors that predict their supportive service utilization. Using the Andersen Model of Health Care Utilization, the current study sought to: 1) describe the types of supportive services LDCs used and the frequency of usage and 2) identify predisposing, enabling, and need-related factors associated with supportive service use in a sample of LDCs. Participants were recruited from aging services organizations, a national participant registry, professional networks, participant referrals, and an existing pool of research participants. The sample included 304 LDCs who reported on the use of nine suppo

SUBMITTER: Zucchetto JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9213565 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature