BMC Geriatrics

Factors like the age of the caregiver, the patient’s diagnosis, and the caregiver’s ability to perform day-to-day activities, were all found to be related.

Home care clients are typically older and have some degree of medical, physical, cognitive or social conditions that require formal or informal support to promote healthy aging in the community.

Caregivers of a family member with a chronic disability such as dementia are at risk for chronic disease. There are factors to caregiver vulnerability.

This article examined the association between the type of primary caregiver (e.g., spouse and children) and death among community-dwelling Chinese older adults disabled in activities of daily living.

Identify & evaluate effects of interventions that support collaborative goal setting compared to usual care for elderly people with a chronic health condition.

The multi-domain/stage framework derived from this study can inform to effectively engage care partners in managing fall risk for community-dwelling OLWD.