Comprehensive Support for Family Caregivers of Post-9/11 Veterans Increases Veteran Utilization of Long-term Services and Supports: A Propensity Score Analysis

• Main Authors: Megan Shepherd-Banigan PhD, MPH (Author), Valerie A. Smith DrPH (Author), Karen M. Stechuchak MS (Author), Katherine E. M. Miller MSPH (Author), Susan Nicole Hastings MD, MHSc (Author), Gilbert Darryl Wieland PhD (Author), Maren K. Olsen PhD (Author), Margaret Kabat LCSW-C, CCM (Author), Jennifer Henius LCSW (Author), Margaret Campbell-Kotler MPH, RN (Author), Courtney Harold Van Houtven PhD, MSc (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Family caregivers are an important component of the long-term services and supports (LTSS) system. However, caregiving may have negative consequences for caregiver physical and emotional health. Connecting caregivers to formal short-term home- and community-based services (HCBS), through information...