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Caregiver Role Appraisal and Caregiver Tasks as Factors in Ending Caregiving
Journal of Aging and Health, 1994This study focuses on factors related to why people with primary responsibility for providing care to ADL-impaired elderly persons ended their caregiving roles. Data are from the 1982 National Long-Term Care Survey and the Informal Caregiver Survey. Variables reflecting characteristics of care recipients and caregivers, caregiver role responsibilities,
J D, Kasper, U, Steinbach, J, Andrews
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2012
Remarkable strides have been made in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, yet a considerable proportion of those infected with the virus may continue to require care. Those with cognitive deficits, those aging into a second decade of HIV infection, and those struggling with debilitating physical and mental symptoms may need at home caregiving.
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Remarkable strides have been made in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, yet a considerable proportion of those infected with the virus may continue to require care. Those with cognitive deficits, those aging into a second decade of HIV infection, and those struggling with debilitating physical and mental symptoms may need at home caregiving.
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Intergenerational Caregiving. Young Auxiliary Caregivers
Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 2010In 2009, an estimated 737 million persons of the world population were older than 60. More than half of this older population, 54%, live in Asia, and one fifth, 21%, live in Europe.
Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis +1 more
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Dementia Family Caregiver Training: Affecting Beliefs About Caregiving and Caregiver Outcomes
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2001OBJECTIVES: Family caregiving is an integral part of the care system for persons with dementing disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease. This study tested role‐training intervention as a way to help family caregivers appreciate and assume a more clinical belief set about caregiving and thereby ameliorate the ...
K W, Hepburn +3 more
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American family physician, 2011
Eighty percent of adults requiring long-term care currently live at home in the community, and unpaid family caregivers provide 90% of their care. Family caregivers serve as a critical extension of the U.S. health care system, and the demand for family caregivers is expected to increase during the next few decades.
Lauren G, Collins, Kristine, Swartz
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Eighty percent of adults requiring long-term care currently live at home in the community, and unpaid family caregivers provide 90% of their care. Family caregivers serve as a critical extension of the U.S. health care system, and the demand for family caregivers is expected to increase during the next few decades.
Lauren G, Collins, Kristine, Swartz
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The Representations of Caregiving in Informal Caregivers
The Family JournalInformal caregiving is usually deemed stressful and an activity leading to worsening life conditions. Nevertheless, recent studies have suggested the possibility for an informal caregiver to simultaneously experience both positive and negative feelings, identifying in the positive assets the merit of raising resilience and a sense of self ...
Francesca Tricarico +2 more
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Home Healthcare Now, 2017
As a home care and hospice consultant, I have written a newspaper column about caregiving in Sarasota County, Florida, a county with a median population age of 55 years (City-Data.com, n.d.) for many years. The following story is one of many I hear about every year. Sarah, an 86-year-old woman, has moved in with her adult daughter and son-in-law.
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As a home care and hospice consultant, I have written a newspaper column about caregiving in Sarasota County, Florida, a county with a median population age of 55 years (City-Data.com, n.d.) for many years. The following story is one of many I hear about every year. Sarah, an 86-year-old woman, has moved in with her adult daughter and son-in-law.
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Caregiver Burden or Caregiver Gain?: Respite for Family Caregivers
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 2009Many caregivers of older family members do not realize the need for respite until their own health begins to deteriorate. The mental, emotional, and physical stress of caring for a family member can seem overwhelming. Creative options for respite care are emerging, but there are barriers to effective use of these programs.
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Male Caregivers: Shifting Roles Among Family Caregivers
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2019More than 16 million men in the United States are acting in the role of family caregiver. Men are usually viewed as not being caring simply because they provide care differently than women. However, this is not the case.This article explores male caregiving from the perspective of family and professional roles.A review of the literature related to men ...
Jason, Mott +2 more
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Caregiver network structure, support and caregiver distress
American Journal of Community Psychology, 1992Examined the relationship between the structure of caregiver personal networks, support, and perceived distress. It is argued that network structure should have little direct effect on distress but should have indirect effects via support. Data from 83 family caregivers to chronically mentally ill family members living at home in Summit County, Ohio ...
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