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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. Caregiving

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Respite goal achievement on a given week predicted improvements in participants' ratings of their respite time-use outcomes one week later. Specifically, one week after reporting improved respite goal achievement, caregivers' ratings on happiness with their respite activities, feeling that their respite made them a better caregiver, and feeling like they had enough respite all increased. These effects were independent of the number of respite hours they reported per week. Engaging in weekly goal-setting and goal-review activities is associated with caregivers' subjective evaluation of their respite time-use. Interventions that help caregivers implement goal setting and achievement into their daily lives would likely benefit subjective evaluations and experiences with respite.

Key findings

Respite goal achievement on a given week predicted improvements in participants' ratings of their respite time-use outcomes one week later.
Specifically, one week after reporting improved respite goal achievement, caregivers' ratings on happiness with their respite activities, feeling that their respite made them a better caregiver, and feeling like they had enough respite all increased.
These effects were independent of the number of respite hours they reported per week.
Engaging in weekly goal-setting and goal-review activities is associated with caregivers' subjective evaluation of their respite time-use.
Interventions that help caregivers implement goal setting and achievement into their daily lives would likely benefit subjective evaluations and experiences with respite.

Why it matters

This study found that when caregivers achieved their respite goals in a given week, their ratings of respite time-use outcomes improved one week later, independent of the number of respite hours. It suggests that helping caregivers set and achieve goals may improve their experience of respite, though the design is not stated.

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Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 32/100

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.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Frontiers in Health Services)
Journal's citation record	0 / 4	Frontiers in Health Services: journal h-index 27 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
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	1 / 7	Cited 2 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.7 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	2 / 6	Cited 2.1× 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 2 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Rebecca Utz: h-index 29 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	University of Utah: institution h-index 1,238 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	0 / 3	OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete)
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40792175)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	32 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Godfrey, D. A., Wong, B. G., Thompson, A. D., Coleman, M. E., Sparks, C., & Utz, R. (2025). Respite time-use among dementia caregivers. Frontiers in Health Services. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2025.1598518

Vancouver

Godfrey DA, Wong BG, Thompson AD, Coleman ME, Sparks C, Utz R. Respite time-use among dementia caregivers. Frontiers in Health Services. 2025. doi:10.3389/frhs.2025.1598518. PMID: 40792175.

BibTeX

@article{godfrey2025-40792175,
  author  = {Godfrey, Donald A. and Wong, Bob G. and Thompson, Amber D. and Coleman, Max E. and Sparks, Catharine and Utz, Rebecca},
  title   = {{Respite time-use among dementia caregivers}},
  journal = {Frontiers in Health Services},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.3389/frhs.2025.1598518},
  pmid    = {40792175},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2025.1598518}
}

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