Change in Social Engagement among Incident Caregivers and Controls: Findings from the Caregiving Transitions Study
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Objectives:We aimed to compare incident family caregivers and matched controls on change in social network variables and satisfaction with social activities. Methods: A total of 479 participants from the Caregiving Transitions Study were included in the analysis, 244 (50.9%) of whom began substantial and sustained caregiving between baseline and follow-up interviews. We assessed associations between incident caregiving and change in social network size, change in monthly social contact, and satisfaction with social activities. Results: Incident caregivers reported lower satisfaction with social activities and greater decline in social network size than controls. Among only the caregivers, dementia caregivers reported greater decline in social network size while caregivers who were spouses, experienced higher strain, and provided more hours of care reported lower satisfaction with social activities. Discussion: Social engagement declined more among incident caregivers than controls. Future studies should aim to understand why subgroups of caregivers reported lower social engagement.
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Compared with non-dementia caregivers, dementia caregivers report a greater decrease in their social networks.
“Compared with non-dementia caregivers, dementia caregivers indicate a greater decrease in their social networks.495”
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The Abstract’s Results state that dementia caregivers reported a greater decline in social network size. But the Results and Discussion report the opposite after covariate adjustment: dementia caregivers had less decline than nondementia caregivers. The citing sentence omits this consequential qualification. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredCompared with non-dementia caregivers, dementia caregivers indicate a greater decrease in their social networks.
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- Authors
- Liu, C., Fabius, C. D., Howard, V. J., Haley, W. E., & Roth, D. L.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- University of South Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- Liu, Chelsea
- Venue
- Journal of Aging and Health
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-09-23
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 114-124
- ISSN
- 0898-2643 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6887
- PMC
- PMC12488221
- OpenAlex
- W3088275190
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3
- FWCI
- 3.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Aging and Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U01 NS041588)
- National Institute on Aging (RF1 AG050609)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- family caregivers, social engagement, social networks, social network size, social contact, dementia caregiving, caregiver burden, caregiver hours
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Social Isolation, Social Support, United States, Urban Population, Case-Control Studies, Caregivers, Spouses, Social Participation
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