Categorizing family caregiving experiences across health continuums

This article presents a caregiver-centered framework that categorizes the experiences of caregivers to align unmet caregiver needs with relevant supports. The study applied a partner-engaged, qualitative, mixed-methods approach. Using findings from a qualitative evidence synthesis, facilitated data sorting, and caregiver focus groups, the team developed and refined a conceptual model comprised of four key components: phases, goals, stressors, and multilevel contextual factors. This model was simplified into a framework of ten categories of caregiving experiences that are widely applicable to the US caregiving context. This framework is a tool for healthcare and social service professionals to target caregiver supports

Conceptual framework · Conceptual model · Family caregivers · Focus (optics · Focus group · Health care · Health professionals · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving