Financial and Health Barriers and Caregiving-Related Difficulties Among Rural and Urban Caregivers.

Erin D BouldinLynn ShaullElena M AndresenValerie J EdwardsLisa C McGuire

Published in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2017)

Informal caregivers, particularly in rural areas, face financial barriers. Rural caregivers were less likely than urban caregivers to report caregiving-related difficulties. Rural caregivers' coping strategies or skills in identifying informal supports may explain this difference, but additional research is needed to explore this hypothesis.

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