Caregiver Role Strain
Introduction The purpose of this research is to examine caregiver role strain as a result of caring for the elderly with chronic illness, the role of social support in relieving caregiver role strain and its impact on the overall health of the older adult and the caregiver. With aging, come ailments that leave the elderly in need of caregivers to better their quality of life (Burholt & Schalf 2013).
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As humans age, so do the deterioration of their health which is manifested in terms of physical and psychological changes. As a result, they tend to depend on caregivers for assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). Wolfe et al, 2014 explained that in a growing population …show more content…
It resulted that those who strained more and even died were more likely those with a mean average age of about 70years, males and Caucasians compared to African Americans. According to Commans et al, 2010, some of the causes of caregiver role strain included factors such as decrease participation in their own daily activities and comorbidities of the caregivers. According to Butterworth et al, 2010, caregivers reported a significant amount of poorer mental health including anxiety and depression compared to non-caregivers. The caregivers studied also reported poorer physical health, greater financial problems, greater household task responsibilities, conflict with other family members and less social support. Such strain could lead to anxiety and depression, physical impairment, lack of social outreach and great conflict within …show more content…
Social support and resolving family conflicts could be a good start. Social support could be in the form of extended family support, support from friends, church activities and community activities. Interventions also depended on the age, sex, race, education, available social support and religious coping. Lee et al, 2010, explored the effects of these demographic differences in improving interventions towards caregiver role strain. A case example is black or African American caregiver who compared to Hispanics and Caucasians have a positive effect from social activities, including religious coping. They showed less anxiety and depressive symptoms. Overall, Lee et al, 2010 demonstrated in their study that age, sex and religious coping are important on the effects of caregiver role strain. They had more positive effects for women who were more religious than those who were
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As humans age, so do the deterioration of their health which is manifested in terms of physical and psychological changes. As a result, they tend to depend on caregivers for assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). Wolfe et al, 2014 explained that in a growing population …show more content…
It resulted that those who strained more and even died were more likely those with a mean average age of about 70years, males and Caucasians compared to African Americans. According to Commans et al, 2010, some of the causes of caregiver role strain included factors such as decrease participation in their own daily activities and comorbidities of the caregivers. According to Butterworth et al, 2010, caregivers reported a significant amount of poorer mental health including anxiety and depression compared to non-caregivers. The caregivers studied also reported poorer physical health, greater financial problems, greater household task responsibilities, conflict with other family members and less social support. Such strain could lead to anxiety and depression, physical impairment, lack of social outreach and great conflict within …show more content…
Social support and resolving family conflicts could be a good start. Social support could be in the form of extended family support, support from friends, church activities and community activities. Interventions also depended on the age, sex, race, education, available social support and religious coping. Lee et al, 2010, explored the effects of these demographic differences in improving interventions towards caregiver role strain. A case example is black or African American caregiver who compared to Hispanics and Caucasians have a positive effect from social activities, including religious coping. They showed less anxiety and depressive symptoms. Overall, Lee et al, 2010 demonstrated in their study that age, sex and religious coping are important on the effects of caregiver role strain. They had more positive effects for women who were more religious than those who were