Medicaid long-term services and supports and caregiving needs of caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Ariana M MastrogiannisCaren SteinwayTelmo C SantosJack ChenJohn BerensThomas DavisMichelle CornacchiaJason WoodwardIlka RiddleBrittany SpicerCharmaine WrightLee A LindquistSophia Jan

Published in: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID (2024)

Caregivers reported a moderate degree of burden and susceptibility of stress-induced health breakdown. Despite controlling for the activities of daily living of the care recipient, caregivers of individuals with Medicaid Waiver services reported greater difficulty managing medications (p = .013) and finding paid help (p < .001) than caregivers of individuals without services.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
affordable care act
stress induced
mental health
primary care
health insurance
public health
high intensity
health promotion