Digital Health and Caregiving Resources Used by Family Caregivers of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Caregiving is often associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes, and as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated, caregivers experienced more burden and provided more care with substantially less support. Digital resources may have been one way caregivers managed demands for care and needs f...

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Published in:Journal of family nursing 2024-08, Vol.30 (3), p.218-231
Main Authors: Anderson, Joel G., Summers, Audrey J., Ahn, Sangwoo, Harris, Robin F., Smith, Jennifer L., Jabson Tree, Jennifer M., Neal, Allyson M., Misawa, Mitsunori, Rauer, Amy J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Caregiver burden
Caregiver Burden - psychology
Caregivers
Caregivers - psychology
Caregiving
Clinical outcomes
COVID-19
COVID-19 - nursing
Digital Health
Female
Health status
Humans
Male
Mental health
Middle Aged
Modern society
Older people
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
Social Support
Surveys and Questionnaires
Telemedicine
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Summary:Caregiving is often associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes, and as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated, caregivers experienced more burden and provided more care with substantially less support. Digital resources may have been one way caregivers managed demands for care and needs for information. This mixed-methods study included surveys and semi-structured interviews with caregivers (n = 11) to describe experiences and use of digital health resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Caregivers most often provided significant physical care and experienced reduced or no social support during the pandemic. Caregivers reported the need for improving the quality of telehealth services and digital health resources. COVID-19 will not likely be the last pandemic faced by contemporary society. Measures should be taken to reduce the anticipated negative impacts on caregivers and those receiving care during future pandemics.
ISSN:1074-8407
1552-549X
1552-549X
DOI:10.1177/10748407241275897