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Caregiving families within the long-term services and support system for older adults

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ID8725656
AuthorsSara Honn Quall (0000-0002-0867-2798, corresponding author), Sara Honn Qualls
Year2016
Volume71
Issue4
Pages283-293
Publication date2016-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0040252
PMID27159435
OpenAlexW2345944083
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited1

Long-term care services and supports are primarily a family industry that warrants psychologists' involvement through practice, research, and policy advocacy. Families are poorly integrated into service systems despite the dominance of family caregiving work within health care and long-term care. This article positions family caregiving work within the context of family life across the life span, noting overlaps and distinctions between normal family life and caregiving work for older adults whose physical or cognitive challenges require assistance. The prevalence, work, and consequences of family caregiving for older adults are described. Families are identified as key partners in long-term care, despite substantial policy and practice barriers to integrating them into care structures and systems. Policy options for reducing or eliminating barriers are suggested, as are professional practice opportunities for psychologists to support caregiving families. Approaches to assessment and interventions for caregivers across a variety of settings are described. Gaps in research are highlighted, with a focus on how to understand caregiving as embedded within context of family, long-term care services and supports, and health care. Caregiving work presents an imperative for expanding psychologists' engagement in integrating and supporting the families whose caregiving is so critical to a rapidly aging society. (PsycINFO Database Record

Context (archaeology · Family caregivers · Health care · Long-term care · MEDLINE · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · PsycINFO · Aging and Gerontology Research · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology

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Unique citing works8
Citations per year1,33
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 8

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