Telehealth Support for Dementia Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned From the NYU Family Support Program

CONCLUSIONS: While video telehealth is frequently cited as beneficial for those in rural communities, socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, or homebound individuals, our findings suggest that video telehealth is also advantageous for dementia caregivers, given their unique barriers, including lack of time due to caregiving responsibilities, lack of respite care for the person with dementia, and the additional burdens of travel time to access in-person services.PMID:36167652 | DOI:10.1016/j.jagp.2022.08.005

Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - September 27, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Maureen K O'Connor Roscoe Nicholson Cynthia Epstein Tiffany Donley Rebecca Salant Andrew H Nguyen Steven Shirk Elizabeth Stevenson Mary S Mittelman Source Type: research