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Redefining Respite For Family Caregivers: Lessons Learned From The Covid-19 Pandemic.

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Redefining respite for family caregivers: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rebecca L Utz¹, Hannah L Mundinger¹, Amber Thompson¹

¹Department of Sociology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.

Frontiers in Health Services

|August 11, 2025

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Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Formal respite care services were disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to caregiver isolation. Caregivers found informal respite through personal networks and daily routines, highlighting resilience and adaptability.

Keywords:

COVID caregiver burden family caregivers home-and community-based services

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Background:

Formal respite care services, including in-home, day centers, and overnight facilities, were disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This disruption left family caregivers with limited access to essential breaks and support.
Caregivers experienced isolation and increased stress due to the lack of formal respite options.

Purpose of the Study:

To understand how family caregivers accessed and achieved respite when formal services were unavailable.
To explore the influence of pandemic experiences on caregivers' methods of obtaining respite.
To inform a reimagined approach to caregiver respite in light of service disruptions and workforce shortages.

Main Methods:

Qualitative and descriptive data collection.

long-term care (LTC)

long-term supports and systems (LTSS)

Integration of electronic surveys and semi-structured interviews.

Data gathered from family caregivers and respite providers between 2019 and 2024.

Main Results:

Disruption of formal respite led to caregiver isolation and stress.
Informal respite was achieved through personal networks and shared caregiving.
Daily activities and short breaks offered a form of respite, demonstrating caregiver resilience.
Caregivers often hesitate to use respite despite its benefits for wellbeing.

Conclusions:

Respite should be conceptualized as an outcome caregivers can create, not solely a formal service.
A reimagined model of respite can better meet caregiver needs amidst formal service limitations.
Caregiver resilience and adaptability highlight the value of self-created respite opportunities.