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GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE
卷 7, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/2333721421990150
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informal caregiver; burden; Covid-19; caregiving; caregiver burden
The study found that during the Covid-19 pandemic, adult children who are primary informal caregivers of a parent reported significantly increased burden. Caregivers with living siblings reported less burden compared to those without siblings, while there was no difference in burden between sandwich generation caregivers and those providing care only for a parent.
Informal caregivers form a shadow workforce projected to become even more essential as the U.S. population ages. Most are untrained in the role and manage caregiving with competing life demands that compound burden and threaten the welfare of the older adults in their care. The 12-item Zarit Burden Interview measure was employed to investigate differences in subjective burden before and during the Covid-19 pandemic among adult children who are primary informal caregivers of a parent. Additionally, this study explored family composition to determine if the presence of siblings or dependent children affected burden scores. A convenience sample (N = 77) reported significantly more burden since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic when compared to pre-pandemic burden. Since the pandemic began, those with living siblings reported less burden than those without siblings, while there was no difference in burden between sandwich generation caregivers and those providing care only for a parent. This study's results point to the role family plays in resilience during a crisis and emphasizes the need to promote efficient supports and networks to alleviate caregiver burden.
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