Results: Of 409 stroke patients, 276 had an identifiable co-resident spouse and 116 (42%) completed the measures. At three months after stroke, 39 carers (34%) were under significant strain with 40 (35%) under strain at six months. The predictive model using the GHQ-12, PANAS and E...
Results: Of 409 stroke patients, 276 had an identifiable co-resident spouse and 116 (42%) completed the measures. At three months after stroke, 39 carers (34%) were under significant strain with 40 (35%) under strain at six months. The predictive model using the GHQ-12, PANAS and E...
emotional support while providing long term care for a spouse, parent or other elderly loved one. Whether you are in need of respite, advice on paying for care or just want to vent about the physical and emotional toll of being a primary caregiver, let us help you find the support you ...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate caregiver burden and health related quality of life (HRQoL) among male spouses who cared for partners with a stroke. Methods: The subjects were spouses of 121 female patients who visited the neurology outpatients department in one tertiary hosp...
For instance, if you’re in a caregiver group you may be in awe of the amount of time another caregiver spends taking care of a spouse or how many hours she sits next to her husband in a memory care home. You are YOU, you’re unique and have different needs, a different history, ...
Rankin (1990) reported that a major source of stress for caregiver daughters was the multiplicity of tasks and responsibilities in their caregiver role, while for spouse caregivers limited personal resources was the dominant source of stress. The Perception of Caregiving Burden on the Part of Elderly...
This study examined whether spousal confidence in care-recipient recovery can predict recovery from activity limitations following stroke and how spousal confidence relates to stroke survivor self-efficacy for recovery.A prospective design was used. Measures were gathered from stroke survivor/spouse dyads ...
Caregiver Burden of Families with Stroke Patients and their Needs for Support Group Intervention This study examined burdens of primary family carcgivcrs of paticnto with cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) along with related factors. In addition, their needs for support group intervention were assessed to...
She had previously experienced her spouse to underestimate his state of health and symptoms, thus she did not trust what he reported to her: “When he got this infection, he got really ill. He was admitted to the hospital with remarkably high infection parameters. The night before, when I ...
Caregivers provide help to people in need whether they are an adult, parent or spouse or a child with medical needs - some caregivers are family members and others are paid. Caregivers might shop for food, cook, clean the house, pay bills, give medicine, help the person get dressed or ...