LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH CAREGIVER COORDINATION OF IN-PERSON MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS

Sep 28, 2026

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This symposium examines logistical obstacles involved in arranging in-person medical visits for medically complex older adults, emphasizing the planning demands and disruption to daily routines that family caregivers must navigate. It explains how visit-associated logistics can intensify caregiver strain, burden, and burnout, while virtual visits may offer relief without yet having formal assessment evidence. Five talks present qualitative caregiver interview findings, a novel visit-associated logistics (VAL) framework across six domains, and VAL results from interviews and a national web-based survey of informal caregivers of older Veterans.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

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LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH CAREGIVER COORDINATION OF IN-PERSON MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS

Symposium overview and motivation

Qualitative caregiver interview findings

VAL framework across six domains

VAL results from national web-based survey

Additional caregiver logistical challenges

FAQs

Why do in-person medical visits create logistical challenges for older adults and caregivers?

Bringing a medically complex older person to an in-person visit requires extensive planning and disrupts daily routines, forcing caregivers to adapt under already strained schedules.

What is the visit-associated logistics (VAL) framework?

VAL is a novel framework that organizes visit-related issues into six domains: scheduling, preparing for the visit, visit-related time and travel, caregiver independence, routine disruption, and overall feelings & impressions.

How will the symposium assess differences between in-person and video visits?

One presentation summarizes VAL assessment results and caregivers’ qualitative reflections on merits of in-person versus video visits, while noting that formal cataloging of these logistics has not previously been undertaken.

Sep 28, 2026

Uploaded by Damian