{
  "abstract": "BackgroundPeople living with dementia rely on informal support that may be especially vulnerable to social restrictions such as those imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.ObjectiveTo assess whether family and friends supporting adults with dementia were more likely to discontinue assistance during the pandemic than those supporting adults with other chronic conditions.MethodsUsing nationally representative data from 2,037 U.S. current caregivers reporting on 7,742 supporters within their care networks, multilevel logistic regression identified factors associated with discontinued support.ResultsTen percent of supporters withdrew help. Those assisting care recipients with dementia had higher odds of withdrawal (OR = 1.40, 95% CI 1.02-1.92). Supporters who were friends or distant relatives of the caregiver were more likely to withdraw than those who were close family, while strongly connected or dual-role supporters were less likely to withdraw (OR = 0.07, 95% CI 0.05-0.10). Higher caregiver income buffered against loss.",
  "abstract_shown": true,
  "affiliations": [
    "RAND Corporation, 1776 Main St., M5S., Santa Monica, CA 90047-2138",
    "Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 426 Thompson St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2321",
    "Independent researcher, Los Angeles CA",
    "Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104",
    "Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30303"
  ],
  "article_type": "research article",
  "arxiv": null,
  "author_total": 8,
  "authors": [
    {
      "affs": [
        0
      ],
      "name": "Melissa L. Harris-Gersten",
      "orcid": "0000-0001-5430-7890"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        1
      ],
      "name": "Esther M. Friedman",
      "orcid": "0000-0001-6813-6471"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        0
      ],
      "name": "James P. Murphy",
      "orcid": "0000-0001-5250-8357"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        2
      ],
      "name": "Allison Kirkegaard",
      "orcid": "0000-0002-2924-9868"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        0
      ],
      "name": "Sarah Edgington",
      "orcid": "0009-0004-0962-0457"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        0,
        3
      ],
      "name": "Daniela Golinelli",
      "orcid": "0000-0002-6433-1752"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        0,
        4
      ],
      "name": "Regina Shih",
      "orcid": "0000-0003-0062-6356"
    },
    {
      "affs": [
        2
      ],
      "name": "David P. Kennedy",
      "orcid": "0000-0001-7742-1792"
    }
  ],
  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/5hrf62ed3b0hd.bib",
  "cited_by": 0,
  "doi": "10.1177/07334648261504071",
  "fulltext_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13747663/",
  "id": "5hrf62ed3b0hd",
  "issns": [
    "0733-4648",
    "1552-4523"
  ],
  "landing_url": "https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648261504071",
  "language": "en",
  "licence": "CC-BY",
  "licence_label": "CC BY",
  "licence_source": "journal",
  "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "metadata_licence": null,
  "native_subjects": [
    [
      "heading",
      "Article"
    ],
    [
      "openalex",
      "2738|Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research"
    ]
  ],
  "openalex": "W7225315378",
  "pdf_url": null,
  "pmcid": "PMC13747663",
  "pmid": "42986993",
  "published": "2026-11-05",
  "publisher": null,
  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/5hrf62ed3b0hd.ris",
  "sources": [
    {
      "first_seen": "2026-11-12T12:23:41Z",
      "native_id": "PMC13747663",
      "source": "pmc",
      "url": "https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648261504071"
    }
  ],
  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "medicine",
      "origin": "openalex:2738|Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research",
      "subfield": "psychiatry"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Disruptions in Support Networks of People Living with Dementia: Evidence from A National Study of Caregiver Networks",
  "title_text": "Disruptions in Support Networks of People Living with Dementia: Evidence from A National Study of Caregiver Networks",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-13T12:24:40Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/5hrf62ed3b0hd",
  "venue": "Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society",
  "versions": []
}