SynthesisThe Gerontologist2024
Conceptualizing Family Caregivers' Use of Community Support Services: A Scoping Review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Understanding patient barriers and enablers to accessing community resources: a qualitative study to inform navigation service delivery.BMC primary care · 2025Trial
- Acceptability of an Intervention to Prevent Older Adult Mistreatment Among Family Caregivers to Persons With Dementia: Multimethod Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- The family caregiver-targeted web-based intervention "narstaende.se" facilitated everyday life for couples facing life-threatening illness: A qualitative study.Palliative medicine · 2025Trial
- The Impact of Hurricane Harvey on Home Health Care Delivery for Medicare Beneficiaries.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- PROTOCOL: Experiences of Informal Caregivers of Dependent Older People on Interventions to Reduce Care Burden and Promote Their Biopsychosocial Well-Being.Campbell systematic reviews · 2026Review
- Navigating late-life parental care transitions: implications for adult children's psychosocial well-being.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- Context-Specific Resilience Through a Cultural Lens: Social-Ecological Factors Among Chinese Families of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Socio-community care of people with disabilities: Experiences of caregivers living in south-central zone of Chile.PloS one · 2026Article
- Stroke Caregiver Needs in a Population-Based Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Factors related to social disconnectedness among older unpaid caregivers.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Perceived helpfulness of caregiver support resources: Results from a state-wide poll.PEC innovation · 2024Article
- Development and validation of a health literacy scale for family caregivers of older people with chronic illness.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Needs for Aging in Place: Views of Older Moroccan Adults in the Netherlands.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesOnly a fraction of the 53 million caregivers in the United States use available formal community services. This scoping review synthesized the literature on the barriers and facilitators of community support service utilization by adult caregivers of a family member or friend with an illness, disability, or other limitation. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsWe searched PubMed, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and Web of Science for quantitative and qualitative articles assessing barriers and facilitators of caregivers' access to and utilization of resources, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis scoping review guidelines. Thematic analysis, drawing on an initial conceptualization, informed key insights around caregivers' resource navigation process.
resultsThe review provides support for individual factors affecting service use. Notably, some factors-such as time restrictions and increased caregiving demands-appear to function as barriers to accessing services even as they increase caregivers' need for support. Additionally, contextual barriers including cultural factors and support of friends/family can affect caregivers' access to resources. Finally, experience with health systems and structures and the intersection with other factors can affect service utilization. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Suboptimal access to and utilization of community support services can be addressed at both the person and system level to mitigate potential inequities. Ensuring that caregivers are aware of, eligible for, and have the capacity and support to access the appropriate resources at the right time is essential for improving caregiver outcomes, reducing burnout, and supporting continued care.
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