Caregiver policies in the United States: A systematic review

Caregiver policies in the United States: A systematic review
Journal of Public Health Policy; by Makenna R Green, M Courtney Hughes, Sadia Afrin, Erin Vernon; 11/24
In the United States, there are nearly 53 million informal or unpaid caregivers, many of whom experience mental and physical stress related to their caregiving duties and increased financial responsibility. We identified federal and state informal caregiver support policies authorized by specific legislation along with their key provisions and conducted a systematic review of the academic literature related to quantitative evaluations of these policies... Increased legislation to support informal caregivers may be warranted. The limited academic research examining existing caregiver policies identifies mixed outcomes for caregivers. Prioritizing vulnerable populations in such policy research examining outcomes could help improve caregiver support efforts.