CHANGES IN RURAL AND URBAN FAMILY CAREGIVING NETWORKS IN THE MIDWEST DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Sato Ashida; Hyunkeun Cho; Lena Thompson; Kristine Williams; Laura Koehly; Haley Schneider; Maria Donohoe; Lubna Hossain

doi:10.1093/geroni/igac059.777

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CHANGES IN RURAL AND URBAN FAMILY CAREGIVING NETWORKS IN THE MIDWEST DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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CHANGES IN RURAL AND URBAN FAMILY CAREGIVING NETWORKS IN THE MIDWEST DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Sato Ashida, Hyunkeun Cho, Lena Thompson, Kristine Williams, Laura Koehly, Haley Schneider, Maria Donohoe and Lubna Hossain

Innovation in aging, Vol.6(Suppl 1), pp.194-195

12/20/2022

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.777

PMCID: PMC9765889

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This study elucidates the changes in family caregiving networks during the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications on caregiver well-being. Eighty-two caregivers of individuals diagnosed with dementia within the past 2 years participated in this study to test a post-diagnosis intervention that provides a community care planning service that connects caregivers directly to community-based services. Caregivers completed telephone surveys at baseline and 3- and 6-month follow-up. The number of network members engaging in malfeasant (negative) social interactions increased by 0.798 every 3 months (p=0.002). Members engaging in uplifting interactions decreased, especially among intervention participants, by 1.93 every 3 months (p=0.047); urban caregivers reported greater decrease than rural (p=0.006). Participants in intervention group showed a trend for greater decrease in COVID-19 related distress (10-point scale) over time compared to control group (p=0.059); those with more members engaging in uplifting interactions reported lower distress (p=0.017) regardless of intervention status, network size, and rurality.

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Title: Subtitle: CHANGES IN RURAL AND URBAN FAMILY CAREGIVING NETWORKS IN THE MIDWEST DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Creators: Sato Ashida - , ,
Hyunkeun Cho - , ,
Lena Thompson - , ,
Kristine Williams - , ,
Laura Koehly - , ,
Haley Schneider - , ,
Maria Donohoe - , ,
Lubna Hossain - , ,
Resource Type: Abstract
Publication Details: Innovation in aging, Vol.6(Suppl 1), pp.194-195
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.777
PMCID: PMC9765889
eISSN: 2399-5300
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Date published: 12/20/2022
Academic Unit: Biostatistics; School of Social Work; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9984339360002771

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