Marital status Older adults who were married were less likely to receive home care. One study found this association was especially strong for men [86]. Most noted that marriage is closely related to other social factors such as living arrangements and availability of any informal caregiving [54,...
For clients In addition to improving the recognition and management of depression, the nurse-led intervention was credited with other benefits, such as increasing clients’ physical and pleasurable activities, social support, quality of life, and ability to manage other chronic health conditions. Also,...
Leonard RA, Linden M, Grant A. Family-focused practice for families affected by maternal mental illness and substance misuse in home visiting: A qualitative systematic review. Journal of Family Nursing 2018;24(2):128-155. 21. Goodman SH. Depression in mothers. Annual Review of Clinical ...
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario: Caregiving strategies for older adults with delirium, dementia and depression: guideline supplement.
appropriate informal care or support to the patient, or in need for emotional support aimed at their own wellbeing, including respite care and bereavement support [10,11]. An incurable disease, long-term caregiving, grief and bereavement can thus cause social support needs for both patients and...
The presence or absence of family members living with the individual who may provide support, and their caregiving ability, have been reported to have an impact on decline [69, 70] and on hospitalisation and institutionalisation [26, 52, 60, 71, 72]. These factors could not be analysed in...
Additionally, social robots allow family caregivers to monitor patients remotely, reducing stress and making caregiving more manageable [248]. 5. Technological applications of social robot in smart home In Section 4, it is noted that most existing literature does not focus on the general public but...
addition to these statistical methods, we also considered the underlying theory in developing the Home and Family Work Roles Questionnaire. Based on the theory, three original subsets of questions (or factors) exist in this questionnaire, which are related to masculine, feminine, and caregiving ...
However, we did not explore other activities, such as personal care, childcare, caregiving, or free time. Examining alternative time use outcomes, such as wake-up times and bedtimes, could also provide insights into this specific issue. We leave this issue for future analyses. Another ...
This integrated approach to caregiving requires two-way and direct communication between and across all actors in the care landscape [12, 13]. However, the abovementioned shift is putting a lot of pressure on care providers, as their current information systems and struc- tures are not adapted ...