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June 21, 2026The Journals of Gerontology Series B

Association between Care Recipient Frailty and Caregiver Burden Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Evidence from the National Study on Caregiving

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PTPallavi TyagiDepartment of Health ServicesJCJie ChenJiangsu University

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Implication

Randomized trial examines caregiver burden related to frailty in community-dwelling older adults, highlighting implications for caregiving stress.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore how the physical frailty of care recipients affects the burden experienced by their caregivers.
  • Utilized national data from the National Study of Caregiving to estimate caregiver situations.
  • Employed multivariable logistic regression models to assess the relationship between frailty and caregiver difficulties.
  • 21.3 million adults provided care to older adults in 2022, with 4.6 million caring for frail older adults (21.3%).
  • Caregiving for prefrail recipients increased the odds of physical difficulty by 76% (OR = 1.76; 95% CI: 1.03–3.00).
  • Caregiving for frail recipients led to over twofold increase in odds of physical difficulty (OR = 2.30; 95% CI: 1.25–4.26).

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Tyagi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a37818f24f042ddf4c5b5e4https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbag109
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