ArticleThe Gerontologist2023
Shared Care Networks Assisting Older Adults: New Insights From the National Health and Aging Trends Study.
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- A prediction method for older adult care service demand combining improved RF algorithm and logistic regression.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Sharing in Caring: Family Caregiving Task-Sharing Patterns for Older Adults in Singapore.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
- Confidants and Caregivers: Network Multiplexity and Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
- The Interplay of Race, Ethnicity, and Language in Caregiver Health: Insights from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project.Research square · 2024Article
- Race/Ethnicity, Nativity, and Gender Disparities in Unmet Care Needs Among Older Adults in the United States.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesCaregiving research often assumes older adults receiving care have a primary caregiver who provides the bulk of care. Consequently, little is known about the extent to which care responsibilities are shared more evenly within a care network, the characteristics associated with sharing, or the consequences for meeting older adults' care needs. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsWe analyze a sample of U.S. older adults receiving care from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study (n = 2,398). Based on variables reflecting differences in care hours, activities, and care provided by the whole network, we create network typologies for those with two or more caregivers (n = 1,309) using K-means cluster analysis. We estimate multinomial and logistic regression models to identify factors associated with network type and the association between type and unmet needs. We conduct analyses overall and for older adults living with and without dementia.
resultsAnalyses reveal four network types: Small, low-intensity shared care network (SCN); large, moderate-intensity SCN; small, low-intensity primary caregiver network (PCN); and moderate-sized, high-intensity PCN. Among all older adults receiving care, 51% have a sole caregiver, 20% have an SCN with no primary caregiver, and 29% have a PCN. Among older adults with dementia receiving intense care, unmet needs are lower among those with an SCN (vs. PCN). DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Findings underscore that the primary caregiver construct, although common, does not apply to a substantial share of care networks. Moreover, having an SCN when needs are high may be beneficial to meeting older adult's needs.
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