The Experiences of Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia in Jamaica during COVID-19

This article provides descriptive insights of the experiences family caregivers persons living with dementia during COVID-19 pandemic. Data were generated as part a qualitative cross-national project to explore costs and consequences providing unpaid care. Participants in Jamaica, who recruited using community gatekeepers, information booths at health fairs, conferences, other outreach events, contacted by telephone discuss their When face-to-face in-depth interview data collection was suspended due pandemic, ethical approval received contact all research participants informal caregivers, both those whose care recipients had died active ( N = 19). this study 10 n F 8; aged 45+; 60% from high socio-economic status). Their updates reflections these calls documented fieldnotes analyzed for key themes. showed that pandemic has illustrated direct costs, financial otherwise, carers bear Jamaica. It also intensified pre-existing challenges faced carers. We provide recommendations sustainable support