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Feb. 19 — National journal names caregiving research as Editor’s Choice
The Gerontologist selected “Comparison of Caregivers of Older Adults in State and National Surveys to Those Seeking Help in California’s Caregiver Resource Centers” as its second Editor’s Choice article for the fourth quarter of 2025. Led by Professors Janice M. Bell and Heather M. Young, along with colleagues at the Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, the study examines whether national surveys fully capture caregivers’ needs. The research finds that California caregivers who seek help are more likely to provide high-intensity, full-time care and report poorer well-being than those represented in national datasets. Researchers say the implication is clear: caregivers with the greatest burdens may be undercounted in widely cited surveys. Rounding out the team of researchers are alumna Robin Whitney, Benjamin Link, and former postdocs Tina Kilaberia and Orly Tonkikh.
