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July 4, 2026The Gerontologist

Caregiving Across Distances: Residential Proximity, Care Activities, and Mental Health

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CECatherine E. ElmoreSASoojung AhnMAMalek Alnajar

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Examines the relationship between caregiver proximity and mental health outcomes, suggesting further factors influence caregiver well-being.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore how the distance between adult-child caregivers and their parents affects caregiving activities and the caregivers' mental health.
  • Data linked from the 2021 National Health and Aging Trends Study and the National Study of Caregiving IV.
  • Sample included adult-child caregivers of Medicare beneficiaries aged 71 or older.
  • Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models assessed associations between caregiver proximity and mental health.
  • Among 932 caregivers, 26.3% co-reside with care-recipients, 47.4% live 1-20 minutes away, 13.1% live 21-59 minutes away, and 13.2% live ≥1 hour away.
  • Co-residing caregivers were more involved in health management and daily living tasks but showed no differences in activities like patient advocacy.
  • Proximity did not significantly predict depression or anxiety symptoms in adjusted models.

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Elmore et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a48a4c689561a0c2d78ddfahttps://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnag150
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