Highlights • Latent growth modeling is useful for examining baseline levels and changes of burden • Patterns over time and factors that influence burden differ, based on each burden dimension (schedule, finances, health, and family support and self-esteem) • Caregivers who are spouses, sole caregivers, and have lower income were more at risk for higher burden over time Purpose Caregiver burden is frequently studied cross-sectionally, but longitudinal studies on family caregiver burden during...
