Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Perspectives on Nutrition-Related Caregiver Training to Support Family Caregivers of Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Study

Jemimah Bakare, Anjali Yedavalli, Ammarah Mashhood, Aidan Garber, Chieh Wang, Kristen DiFilippo, Minakshi Raj, Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on August 11, 2026

Abstract

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BackgroundOlder adults with diet-related chronic conditions often rely on family caregivers to implement dietary modifications in the home. However, little is known about dietitians’ perspectives on formal caregiver training or the types of education they ...