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Oxford University Press, Innovation in Aging, Supplement_1(5), p. 267-267, 2021

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.1034

Bridging the Family Care Gap, p. 95-139, 2021

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813898-4.00004-x

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A systematic review of interventions that reduce family caregiving time

Journal article published in 2021 by Zachary G. Baker ORCID, Eric Jutkowitz, Joseph E. Gaugler
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Abstract Due to multiple long-term sociodemographic and health trends contributing to the impending family care gap, there likely is no single policy or intervention that could increase the number of family caregivers in the U.S. to the levels required to fill such a gap. However, the amount of time that a family caregiver spends providing assistance is potentially mutable. Given the pressing concerns of the family care gap, identifying interventions or approaches that could reduce existing caregiving time is of considerable importance. This presentation provides the results of a systematic review of published research to identify the effects of interventions on the amount of time family caregivers spend on their caregiving tasks. Pharmaceutical approaches directed to care recipients, technology interventions, case management, multicomponent interventions, and care settings all appeared to reduce caregiving time. Improved operationalization, study design, and similar factors will help guide future intervention research to reduce caregiving time.