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Impact of Financial Burden on Family Caregivers of Older Adults Using Long-Term Care Insurance Services.
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- Economic situation of informal caregivers for older adults in the context of changing long-term care policies: a mixed methods study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Examining Gender Differences and Their Associations Among Psychosocial Distress, Social Support, and Financial Well-Being of Informal Caregivers of Older Adults in the Rural Northcentral United States.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Factors Predicting Financial Burden Among Family Caregivers of Dependent Stroke Survivors in Selected Tertiary Care Hospitals: A Study From Thailand.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
Introduction: The increasing cost of long-term care is an issue faced by older care recipients and their families. The financial burden of long-term care for older adults may reduce the well-being of family caregivers. However, it remains unclear how family caregivers experiencing financial strain adapt to both caregiving and daily life. Objective: This cross-sectional study examined the caregiver characteristics and financial burden associated with the cost of utilizing long-term care services for an older relative among 427 family caregivers. Methods: Potential influencing factors were compared among three categories of financial burden and their impact on the lives of family caregivers. The chi-square test was used for categorical data (e.g., sex, marital status, employment status), and the Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous or ordinal data (e.g., age, self-rated health, annual household income). Results: The proportion of family caregivers experiencing financial burden was statistically significantly higher among those living with an older relative compared with those whose older relative was in a care facility (68.2% vs. 57.3%, respectively; Conclusion: A financial shortage among older relatives was found to have a negative impact on the work, private life, and care choices of family caregivers. These findings may inform the development of support measures tailored to caregivers with a limited household income.
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