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Caregiver Support Program May Decrease Work-Family Conflict: An Intervention Study
Ke Wang, Toni P Miles, Jennifer M Olsen, Lezlie Poole. Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing, 2025-04-26
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
The employed family caregivers juggle caregiving and work responsibilities constantly, highlighting a growing concern for their financial and professional well-being. Compared to the rich studies on the caregiving impact on the mental and physical health of caregivers, the intricacies of the work-family relationship have been limited, particularly concerning the dementia caregivers. This study investigates the effects of caregiver intervention on various quality-of-life measures using a first-hand dementia dataset, collected through a 6-month, evidence-based, multicomponent intervention, and targeting the well-being of family caregivers who care for loved ones with dementia. The intervention demonstrated a statistically significant positive impact, as evidenced by decreased distress, depressive symptoms, subjective burden and, notably, decreased family-to-work conflict, and financial stress. Additionally, caregiver self-efficacy scores exhibited a significant increase. This study suggests that the caregiver intervention improves the quality-of-life measures and reduces caregiver stress. Addressing the well-being of caregivers is essential for enhancing overall societal health and productivity.
Key findings
- Compared to the rich studies on the caregiving impact on the mental and physical health of caregivers, the intricacies of the work-family relationship have been limited, particularly concerning the dementia caregivers.
- The intervention demonstrated a statistically significant positive impact, as evidenced by decreased distress, depressive symptoms, subjective burden and, notably, decreased family-to-work conflict, and financial stress.
- Additionally, caregiver self-efficacy scores exhibited a significant increase.
- This study suggests that the caregiver intervention improves the quality-of-life measures and reduces caregiver stress.
- Addressing the well-being of caregivers is essential for enhancing overall societal health and productivity.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 43/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 24 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 43 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40285670) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 24 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 24 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 43 out of 100. |
| Total | 43 / 100 | — |
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Wang, K., Miles, T. P., Olsen, J. M., & Poole, L. (2025). Caregiver Support Program May Decrease Work-Family Conflict: An Intervention Study. Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580251332766
Vancouver
Wang K, Miles TP, Olsen JM, Poole L. Caregiver Support Program May Decrease Work-Family Conflict: An Intervention Study. Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing. 2025. doi:10.1177/00469580251332766. PMID: 40285670.
BibTeX
@article{wang2025-40285670,
author = {Wang, Ke and Miles, Toni P and Olsen, Jennifer M and Poole, Lezlie},
title = {{Caregiver Support Program May Decrease Work-Family Conflict: An Intervention Study}},
journal = {Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1177/00469580251332766},
pmid = {40285670},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580251332766}
}