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The prevalence of homebound older adults in the United States more than doubled during the COVID‐19 pandemic with greater burden on family caregivers. Higher caregiver burden, more specifically higher treatment… Click to show full abstract
The prevalence of homebound older adults in the United States more than doubled during the COVID‐19 pandemic with greater burden on family caregivers. Higher caregiver burden, more specifically higher treatment burden, contributes to increased rates of nursing home placement. There exist a multitude of tools to measure caregiver well‐being and they vary substantially in their focus. Our primary aim was to perform a scoping literature review to identify tools used to assess the facets of caregiver well‐being experienced by caregivers of persons with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) with a special focus on those caregivers of homebound adult patients.
Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2022
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