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Health-Related Quality of Life of Family Caregivers in the United States, 2021–2022: A National Cross-Sectional Analysis

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Dr. Marinacci received research support from grant T32-HL160522 from the National Institutes of Health. The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.

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  1. Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Lucas X. Marinacci MD, ZhaoNian Zheng MS & Rishi K. Wadhera MD, MPP, MPhil

  2. Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA

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Dr. Wadhera reported research support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the American Heart Association, and the Donaghue Foundation and serves as a consultant for Abbott, CVS Health, and Chambercardio, all outside the submitted work. No other conflicts of interest were reported.

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Marinacci, L., Sterling, M., Zheng, Z. et al. Health-Related Quality of Life of Family Caregivers in the United States, 2021–2022: A National Cross-Sectional Analysis. J GEN INTERN MED 40, 508–510 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-09046-5

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