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Long-Distance Caregivers: What are Their Experiences with Formal Care Providers?
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- Long-Distance Family Caregivers' Perceptions of Burden and Strain Scales Developed for Proximate Family Caregivers.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- Preliminary evaluation of a tailored difficulty index for long-distance family caregivers of older adults with dementia.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Resident- and family-led huddles for collaborative care planning in long-term care: a feasibility study.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
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- Telecaregiving for Dementia: A Mapping Review of Technological and Nontechnological Interventions.The Gerontologist · 2024Review
- Living well while providing support: validation of LTCQ-Carer for assessing informal carers' quality of life.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Use of Home Care Services Reduces Care-Related Strain in Long-Distance Caregivers.The Gerontologist · 2022Article
- Enhancing Long Term Care and Caregiving.Clinical gerontologistArticle
- Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of an Intervention to Support Long-Distance Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia.Clinical gerontologistArticle
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Abstract
objectivesExtensive literature has documented the experiences of informal caregivers and their interactions with formal care providers, yet this research is almost entirely limited to caregivers who live near their care-recipients. This study aims to describe long-distance caregivers' (LDC) experiences (e.g., satisfaction and challenges) with formal care providers. Subgroup differences were examined based on the care-recipient's (CR) dementia status and residential setting (community versus residential care).
methodsData were collected from 296 LDCs (
resultsChallenges related to formal care providers were significantly greater and satisfaction significantly lower among LDCs of CRs in residential care, irrespective of dementia status, when compared to LDCs of CRs in the community.
conclusionsThis study provides insights into the experiences of a growing segment of the caregiver population managing care from a distance, specifically in their interactions with formal care providers. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: The results of this study point to the possible necessity for the development of novel interventions to improve and enhance communication and collaboration between FCPs and informal caregivers.
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