Findings seen among younger Black women followed for seven years
Mental distress, depression, asthma, obesity, and having any or multiple chronic physical conditions worsened for caregivers from 2015 to 2022
Age, sex, irregular heart rhythm, and daily activity levels can predict cognitive decline and caregiver load over two years
Psychological distress commonly seen among family surrogates who made decisions about life-sustaining treatments
Impacts on caregivers included activity and employment impairment
Inverse association did not differ with caregiving frequency or when stratified by age, race-ethnicity, depressive symptoms
Remotely delivered caregiver strengths-based education and social support intervention was effective for preventing elder mistreatment
Caregivers with approach-oriented coping strategy have less anxiety and depression symptoms, better quality of life
Authors say the health of family caregivers should be monitored in clinical practices