Family Caregiver Experiences Coordinating Care of Older Adults

What are family caregiver experiences coordinating care of older adults?This cross-sectional study of a national survey found that few family caregivers engage in care work alone and that family caregivers rated coordination of care with medical professionals as weak and rated coordination of care with paid caregivers and other family caregivers as moderate. Coordination of care with medical professionals was rated more highly in the presence of role-related training, more frequent interactions, and supportive communication.Further study is needed to determine if weak coordination of care between family caregivers and medical professionals may be remediated through role-related training and frequent and supportive communication.

Corresponding Author: Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N Broadway, Hampton House 692, Room 692, Baltimore, MD 21205 (jwolff2@jhu.edu).

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