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ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2026

Co-Occurring Neuropsychiatric Conditions and Functional Status: Associations with Caregiver Quality of Life in Older Veterans.

Steven D Shirk, Victoria Ngo, Elizabeth S Chamberlin, Elizabeth E Marfeo, Bret L Hicken, Lauren R Moo

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Article in Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Steven D ShirkNew England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (NE GRECC), VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1905-1505
Victoria NgoNew England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (NE GRECC), VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9973-8379
Elizabeth S ChamberlinNew England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (NE GRECC), VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4524-8379
Elizabeth E MarfeoDepartment of Community Health, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9075-7362
Bret L HickenVA Office of Rural Health (ORH), Veterans Rural Health Resource Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1000-8773
Lauren R MooNew England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (NE GRECC), VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2951-8674

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study examined the impact of a care recipient's level of daily functioning and the presence of co-occurring neuropsychiatric conditions on caregiver Quality of Life (QoL). Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 504 informal caregivers of U.S. veterans aged 65 years and older. Measures included caregiver QoL, care recipient functioning, and questions regarding the care recipient's neuropsychiatric conditions. Hierarchical linear regression analyses examined relationships between these variables while adjusting for important sociodemographic factors. Results: Caregivers of veterans with a neuropsychiatric condition (54.0% of the sample) reported lower QoL than those caring for veterans without such conditions. In hierarchical linear regression, ADL functioning (β =0.15, Conclusion: Our findings highlight the significant negative impact of care recipient functional limitations and depression on caregiver QoL and contribute to our broader understanding of how care recipient characteristics affect caregiver outcomes among older adult populations.

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depressionfunctional statusinformal caregivingneuropsychiatric conditionsquality of lifeveterans

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PMCPMC13180355

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