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Many caregivers deliver complex care without adequate training, which can harm mental health and increase burden. This study characterized complex care tasks provided by 131 caregivers and examined links with caregiver age, weekly caregiving hours, and caregiving confidence, using 17 items from the 2021 AARP Home Alone report. Caregivers averaged 5.11 tasks; medication management was most frequent. 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Family caregivers often provide complex care without sufficient training, which can negatively affect their mental health and increase burden. However, few studies focus on characterizing complex care provided by family caregivers to inform such intervention. This study identified complex care tasks performed by caregivers and explored associations between the number of tasks provided and caregiver age, weekly hours of caregiving, and confidence with caregiving. A total of 131 caregivers completed surveys. Complex care questions were based on 17 items from the 2021 national AARP Home Alone report. Findings revealed that caregivers performed an average of  \n5.11 complex care tasks (SD=2.54). The most frequent tasks were managing medications (93.9%, n=123), preparing special diet (57.3%, n = 75), using telehealth equipment (56.5%, n = 74) . Furthermore, older caregivers provided more complex care tasks (r= .215; p = .014), while caregivers providing a higher number of caregiving hours performed fewer tasks (r= .302; p\u003C.001), potentially due to the integration of formal care support. Caregivers performing more complex care tasks reported lower confidence in taking care of different aspects of dementia care (r=.234; p= .007). The findings highlight the need for tailored caregiver training programs and accessible resources to equip family caregivers with skills and confidence for complex care tasks.","cbCaidQ1Cn4aT6Kh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidQ1Cn4aT6Kh","pdf",1023419,"English","# Study purpose\n## Methods and survey items\n## Key findings\n## Implications for caregiver training","[{\"question\":\"What was the purpose of the study on dementia caregiving?\",\"answer\":\"To identify complex care tasks performed by family caregivers and examine how the number of tasks relates to caregiver age, weekly caregiving hours, and caregiving confidence.\"},{\"question\":\"How many caregivers completed the surveys, and how were complex care tasks measured?\",\"answer\":\"A total of 131 caregivers completed surveys, using 17 items drawn from the 2021 national AARP Home Alone report.\"},{\"question\":\"What factors were associated with providing more or fewer complex care tasks?\",\"answer\":\"Older caregivers provided more complex care tasks, while caregivers providing a higher number of weekly hours provided fewer tasks, potentially reflecting integration of formal support.\"}]","Complex Care in Dementia - Older Caregivers Provide More, Longer-Hour Caregivers Provide Less | PDF",1790646506]