How both positive and burdensome caregiver experiences are associated with care recipient cognitive performance: Evidence from the National Health and Aging Trends Study and National Study of Caregiving

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Being an informal caregiver to a person with chronic disease, including persons living with dementia (PLWD), is a big role to take on and many caregivers experience both substantial burden and emotional reward related to caregiving. Care recipient factors (e.g., behavioral symptoms) are associated with caregiver experience. However, the relationship between caregiver and care recipient is bidirectional, so it is likely that caregiver factors impact the care recipient, though few studies have investigated this.

Methods

In the 2017 round of the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and National Study of Caregiving (NSOC), we studied 1,210 care dyads-−170 PLWD dyads and 1,040 without dementia dyads. Care recipients completed immediate and delayed word l

SUBMITTER: Wennberg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9969137 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature