UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS TO ACCESS SERVICES - Among Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Q: What problem does the study address about grandparent caregivers?

It addresses barriers grandparent caregivers face in accessing needed services, which undermines their well-being and adjustment to caregiving demands.

Q: How many barrier dimensions were identified in the study?

A 3-factor model was identified through principal components analysis.

Q: Which predictors were found to relate to greater barriers?

Greater age, poorer grandparent mental or physical health, reduced personal resilience, and indicators such as caregiving-related mental health impediments were linked to higher barriers across factors.

Sep 28, 2026

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Grandparent caregivers face numerous obstacles when trying to access services, reducing well-being and complicating adjustment to caregiving demands. The study examined predictors of multiple barrier dimensions among 135 grandparent and kinship caregivers in Philadelphia. Principal components analysis produced a three-factor barrier model covering negative interactions, health-related difficulties, and structural constraints. Anderson- and strengths-oriented predictors were tested via hierarchical regression.

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Understanding Barriers to Access Services

Study Population and Setting

Barrier Model and Dimensions

Predictors and Regression Findings

Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 981 income, greater mental health impediments to caregiving, and less resilience uniquely (p < .03) predicted greater Factor 3 barriers. These findings suggest that Anderson predisposing variables as well as enabling and need variables are important in understanding the determinants of barriers to service among grandparent caregivers. They also suggest that the attention to one’s physical and mental health and the ability to cope with adversity, i.e., personal resilience (Rutter, 2006), are important in allowing grandparent caregivers’ to overcome barriers to service. These findings underscore the importance of adaptive coping skills/empowerment in accessing services among grandparent caregivers. Abstract citation ID: igaf122.3312 UNDERSTANDING BARRIERS TO ACCESS SERVICES AMONG GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN Julian Montoro-Rodriguez1, Bert Hayslip2, Anita Rogers3, Jaia Lent3, Emily Patrick3, and Ana Beltran3, 1. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 2. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States, 3. Generations United, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Grandparent caregivers face numerous barriers in accessing needed services, undermining their well-being. This is key to their adjustment in coping with the demands of caregiving. This study explored predictors of multiple dimensions of barriers to service use among135 grandparent and kinship caregivers (Mage = 56.3) living in Philadelphia. Principal components analysis yielded a 3-factor model of barriers 1) negative interactions with service providers, family stress, understanding and accessing services, 2) grandparent/grandchild physical/mental health difficulties, and 3) limited health insurance, unemployment, inadequate housing, lack of transportation). Predictors were based upon the Anderson (1995) Behavioral and Strengths-Oriented (Ronch & Goldfield, 2003) models. Hierarchical regression analyses found that 1) greater age, poorer grandparent mental health, and less personal resilience uniquely predicted (p < .02) more Factor 1 barriers. For Factor 2, greater age, poorer grandparent physical health, greater mental health impediments to caregiving, and less resilience each uniquely (p < .03) predicted greater barriers. Less

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What problem does the study address about grandparent caregivers?

It addresses barriers grandparent caregivers face in accessing needed services, which undermines their well-being and adjustment to caregiving demands.

How many barrier dimensions were identified in the study?

A 3-factor model was identified through principal components analysis.

Which predictors were found to relate to greater barriers?

Greater age, poorer grandparent mental or physical health, reduced personal resilience, and indicators such as caregiving-related mental health impediments were linked to higher barriers across factors.

Sep 28, 2026

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