Social support for informal caregivers of spouses and parents(-in-law) aged 60 years and older during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a representative German Online Survey.

Informal caregivers seemed to have a supportive informal network during the pandemic. However, spousal caregivers only had similar levels of support as adult child caregivers if they strongly perceived restrictions of the pandemic, and had the lowest support level of all three groups - in particular from friends. Thus, spousal caregivers may benefit most from support actions, and these should focus on their wider social network.