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  11. Increased Care Provision And Caregiver Wellbeing: Moderation By Changes In Social Network Care Provision

Increased Care Provision and Caregiver Wellbeing: Moderation by Changes in Social Network Care Provision

Allison Kirkegaard1, Esther M Friedman2, Sarah Edgington1

  • 1RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA.

The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
|February 16, 2024

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View abstract on PubMed

Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Increased caregiving, especially when social networks also change care, significantly worsens caregiver wellbeing, leading to higher anxiety and depression. Support must consider the caregiver

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Public Health
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Family and friend caregivers often experience reduced wellbeing with increased care provision.
  • This effect was observed both before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of changes in care provision by both caregivers and their social networks on caregiver wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To explore the moderating role of social network changes in care on caregiver wellbeing outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized nationally representative data from 1,876 family and friend caregivers continuously providing care since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Employed multivariate regression models to analyze associations between changes in own and network care provision and five caregiver wellbeing outcomes.
Keywords:
COVID-19Family caregivingMental healthSocial support

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  • Most caregivers (42.0%) increased their care provision, and their networks also often increased (33.4%) or maintained (46.5%) care.
  • Increased personal care provision correlated with higher anxiety, depression, loneliness, and emotional difficulty.
  • These negative wellbeing effects were most pronounced when caregivers' social networks also altered their care provision.

Conclusions:

  • Changes in social networks' care provision amplify the negative impact of increased personal caregiving on wellbeing.
  • Future support interventions for caregivers should integrate considerations of their social network dynamics.