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September 10, 2025Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyOpen Access

Caregiving Network Characteristics and Mental Health Care Utilization by Older Adults

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MWMary F. WymanJJJosephine JacobsLSLily Stalter

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Overview

Logistic regression models reveal that female primary caregivers enhance mental health service utilization in older adults, suggesting important implications for care strategies.

Key Points

  • Having a female primary caregiver is associated with a three-fold increase in mental health service utilization.
  • Most caregiving networks comprised only family caregivers, with an average network size of 1.6 helpers.
  • Older veterans receiving care from female caregivers showed higher likelihoods of utilizing mental health services.
  • Targeted education and support for caregivers may help improve mental health access among older adults.

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Wyman et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23bd7b210217d6478635bhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70082
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