Leveraging Existing Datasets to Advance Family Caregiving Research : Opportunities to Measure What Matters

More than 17.7 million people in the U.S. care for older adults. Analyzing population datasets can increase our understanding of the needs of family caregivers of older adults. We reviewed 14 U.S. population-based datasets (2003-2023) including older adults' and caregivers' data to assess inclusion and measurement of 8 caregiving science domains, with a focus on whether measures were validated and/or unique variables were used. Challenges exist related to survey design, sampling, and measurement. Findings highlight the need for consistent data collection by researchers, state, tribal, local, and federal programs, for improved utility of population-based datasets for caregiving and aging research.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Journal of aging & social policy - (2024) vom: 16. Apr., Seite 1-19

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Goodwin, Rebecca M [VerfasserIn]
Utz, Rebecca L [VerfasserIn]
Elmore, Catherine E [VerfasserIn]
Ornstein, Katherine A [VerfasserIn]
Tay, Djin L [VerfasserIn]
Ellington, Lee [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Ken R [VerfasserIn]
Stephens, Caroline E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Big data
Caregiver
Family
Health equity
Journal Article
Long-term services and supports
Older adult
Population data
Secondary data
Social determinants of health

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Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1080/08959420.2024.2320043

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NLM37116477X