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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Risk factors

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Overall, 233,567 long-term home care recipients with known carer status were studied. The proportion of care recipients with an informal carer decreased from 86% in 2012 to 78% in 2019 (adjusted OR: 0.95, 95% CI 0.95-0.95). The decrease in informal care reported over time was more pronounced in females (OR: 0.96, 95% CI 0.95-0.97) than in males and in individuals without dementia (OR: 0.95, 95% CI 0.94-0.95). Visualisations of informal care prevalence showed substantial geographical (range: 60%-98%) variation nationally. There was a decline in reported informal care availability for older Australians entering long-term home care between 2012 and 2019, with substantial national variation. Lower informal carer availability likely translates in greater formal care needs.

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APA 7th

Eshetie, T. C., Cuthbert, A. R., Sluggett, J. K., Yu, S., Dawkins, C., Schulze, M., et al. (2026). Characterising Informal Care in Older Individuals Receiving Long‐Term Home Care Support: A National Epidemiological Study. Australasian Journal on Ageing. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70128

Vancouver

Eshetie TC, Cuthbert AR, Sluggett JK, Yu S, Dawkins C, Schulze M, et al. Characterising Informal Care in Older Individuals Receiving Long‐Term Home Care Support: A National Epidemiological Study. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 2026. doi:10.1111/ajag.70128. PMID: 41567104.

BibTeX

@article{eshetie2026-41567104,
  author  = {Eshetie, Tesfahun Chanie and Cuthbert, Alana R. and Sluggett, Janet Kathleen and Yu, S. and Dawkins, Carolyn and Schulze, Marjorie and Caughey, Gillian Elizabeth and Inacio, Maria C S},
  title   = {{Characterising Informal Care in Older Individuals Receiving Long‐Term Home Care Support: A National Epidemiological Study}},
  journal = {Australasian Journal on Ageing},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.1111/ajag.70128},
  pmid    = {41567104},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70128}
}

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Key findings

Overall, 233,567 long-term home care recipients with known carer status were studied.
The proportion of care recipients with an informal carer decreased from 86% in 2012 to 78% in 2019 (adjusted OR: 0.95, 95% CI 0.95-0.95).
The decrease in informal care reported over time was more pronounced in females (OR: 0.96, 95% CI 0.95-0.97) than in males and in individuals without dementia (OR: 0.95, 95% CI 0.94-0.95).
Visualisations of informal care prevalence showed substantial geographical (range: 60%-98%) variation nationally.
There was a decline in reported informal care availability for older Australians entering long-term home care between 2012 and 2019, with substantial national variation.

Why it matters

Among 233,567 older Australians receiving long-term home care, the share with an informal carer fell from 86% in 2012 to 78% in 2019, with large geographic variation. Lower availability of informal carers likely means greater need for formal care.

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Study details

Study designcross-sectional
Effect sizeOR: 0.95; OR: 0.96
Evidence strengthModerate

How this study scored 49/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for sample size, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, so that was left out: it earned 47 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 49 out of 100.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Journal's citation record	— / 4	No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score
Study design	4 / 12	A snapshot of people at one point in time
Strength of evidence	3 / 5	Rated “moderate” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	5 / 5	2026 — within 1 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	3 / 3	Effect reported with a statistic (interval, p-value, ratio or similar)
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	1 / 7	Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.5 citations a year over 2 year(s) since 2026
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 8.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	3 / 4	Last-listed author Maria C S Inacio: h-index 58 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	The University of Adelaide: institution h-index 918 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 9 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 41567104)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Points	47 / 96	Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 47 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 49 out of 100.
Total	49 / 100	—

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