Caregiver burden and health promotion

Sisk, Rebecca

doi:10.1016/s0020-7489(99)00053-x

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“…time, privacy, money, and leisure activities). This scale demonstrates sound psychometric properties (Cronbach's alpha from 0.80 to 0.90) when used with a wide array of family caregiver populations (Sisk, 1999). In the current study, respondents rated eight items concerning the degree to which aspects of their life were affected by their spouse's memory impairment (1 = little or no restriction; 5 = a large degree of restriction).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Subjective caregiver burden-We utilized the Subjective Caregiver Burden Scale (SBS et al, 1980) as an index of subjective burden because it demonstrates sound psychometric properties when used in a variety of caregiving contexts (reliability alphas ranging from 0.80 to 0.95, Sisk, 1999). The SBS utilizes a series of 13 questions focused on caregiver perceptions of the caregiving role (e.g.…”

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Caregiving burden and psychiatric morbidity in spouses of persons with mild cognitive impairment

Garand

Dew

Eazor

et al. 2005

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

147

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SUMMARYBackground-While the deleterious psychosocial and mental health effects of dementia caregiving are firmly established, very little is known about the burdens or psychiatric outcomes of providing care to a spouse with less severe cognitive impairment, such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We characterized the nature and level of caregiver burden and psychiatric morbidity in spouses of persons diagnosed with MCI.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Caregiving burden and psychiatric morbidity in spouses of persons with mild cognitive impairment

Garand

Dew

Eazor

et al. 2005

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

147

122

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“…It may indicate inadequate health education (including mental health) that is often associated with poor health promoting activity [49]. On the other hand, the burden can be reduced with improved knowledge about illness and treatment [50].…”

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Mentally ill caregivers: Reverse burden of care and its relationship with medication adherence among women in India - an exploratory study.

Ram¹,

Kumar²,

Naik³

et al. 2017

J Behav Health

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Background: Caregivers (CGs) are often less adherent to medication due to the burden of caregiving. Women are often the main CGs in the family. The level of burden of care and medication adherence in mentally ill women CGs is unexplored. Aims: This study aimed to find out the levels of burden of care and its relationship with medication adherence in remitted mentally ill women CGs. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study, 100 remitted mentally ill women were recruited as per the selection criteria and assessed with sociodemographic pro forma, Zarit CG Burden Interview, and Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. Results: More than half of the participants experienced significant burden (27% with mild-moderate burden, 19% with moderate to severe burden, and 7% with severe burden). 39% of the participants had high adherence, while the rest had medium to low adherence (36% medium and 25% low). Caregiving burden was more among employed (P = 0.005), married (P = 0.035), rural residence (P = 0.050), living with spouse (P = 0.050), and poor knowledge of treatment options (P = 0.000). In multiple linear regression analysis, role strain had a significant association with medication adherence (P = 0.002). Conclusions: Significant caregiving burden and low medication adherence are common in remitted mentally ill women CGs. Role strains are positively associated with medication adherence.

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“…Elderly caregivers have to manage their own health and face difficulties in maintaining their quality of life with the added burden of providing care (Ekwall et al, 2007;Huston, 1990). Family caregivers are undoubtedly at increased risk of various health problems; however, the previous research focus has been mainly on the mental health aspect of the care burden (Collins et al, 1994;Covinsky et al, 2003;Jensen and Given, 1991;Lee and Farran, 2004;Song et al, 1997) or the self-reported impacts of the care burden on physical health (Kurtz et al, 2004;Lee et al, 2001;Sisk, 2000). Our literature search identified only a limited number of studies measuring blood pressure among caregivers in the U.S. and in Japan; these are described below.…”

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The impact of sleep on ambulatory blood pressure of female caregivers providing home care in Japan: An observational study

Tsukasaki

Makimoto

Kido

2008

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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Background: Elderly family caregivers are presumed to be susceptible to having various health problems. However, biomedical indicators of health in these caregivers are rarely examined.Objective: To examine the effect of sleep quality, measured by hours of sleep and the number of times leaving bed, on various blood pressure parameters in elderly caregivers.Design: Observational study.Setting: Northern Japan.Participants: 78 female family caregivers.Methods: Ambulatory blood pressure was monitored at 30-60-minute intervals for a 24-hour period. An actigraph was used to determine sleep/wake status. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to obtain home care and demographic information, and self-administered questionnaires were used to collect information on activities in a 24-hour period.Results: The mean age of the caregivers was 62.5 ± 9.6 years, and the mean hours of sleep were 7.3. Out of 78 caregivers, 19 were on antihypertensive medication. Of the remaining 59, this study found 45.8% to be hypertensive, with the mean maximum systolic pressure exceeding 180 mmHg. The hours of sleep at night and for the 24-hour period were inversely associated with the mean systolic blood pressure. The majority of caregivers on antihypertensive medication also had high blood pressure.Conclusions: This study suggests the importance of 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for elderly caregivers, so as to screen for hypertension as well as to monitor the effectiveness of antihypertensive medication.Key words: family caregiver, ambulatory blood pressure, actigraph, sleep, nighttime care 1 What is already known about the topic:The majority of research on caregivers has dealt with the mental health aspects of care or the self-reported impacts of the care burden on physical health. Biomedical indicators of health in caregivers have rarely been examined.Twenty-four-hour blood pressure monitoring can be used to obtain a differential diagnosis of hypertension.Only a few studies have examined changes in 24-hour blood pressure among family caregivers, and the prevalence of hypertension among elderly caregivers is not known.Systolic blood pressure during sleep can indicate a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. However, only a pilot study had examined the association between sleep status and blood pressure in family caregivers. What this paper adds:Among participants who were not on antihypertensive medication, over 40% were found to be hypertensive.Caregivers who through this study were newly found to have hypertension had higher mean maximum values of systolic blood pressure and greater fluctuation in systolic blood pressure during a 24-hour period than normotensive caregivers.Fewer hours of sleep were associated with higher mean systolic blood pressure during daytime activity as well as higher mean 24-hour systolic blood pressure among the newly found hypertension group.The majority of the participants who were on antihypertensive medication still had high mean blood pressure values, which suggests the importance of 2...

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Caregiver burden and health promotion

Cited by 115 publications

References 28 publications

Caregiving burden and psychiatric morbidity in spouses of persons with mild cognitive impairment

Caregiving burden and psychiatric morbidity in spouses of persons with mild cognitive impairment

Mentally ill caregivers: Reverse burden of care and its relationship with medication adherence among women in India - an exploratory study.

The impact of sleep on ambulatory blood pressure of female caregivers providing home care in Japan: An observational study

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