Informal carers of older family members: how they manage and what support they receive from respite care

Salin, Sirpa; Kaunonen, Marja; Åstedt‐Kurki, Päivi

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02550.x

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“…In a study with the aim to explore what kind of support next of kin of older persons receive from respite care, they found that next of kin who lived alone were more satisfied with their quality of life than those who lived together with the care receiver [41]. On the other hand, in the present study, it seems important with Interpersonal relations, which correlates with the CB Scale except for Environment.…”

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Being a Next of Kin—Experiences of Burden and Quality of Life

Liedström¹,

Kihlgren²,

Skovdahl³

et al. 2014

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Aim and Objectives: To increase the understanding of next of kin's life situation in the context of supporting persons who are long term ill, disabled and/or older by describing their experienced burden and quality of life and also the relationship between QoL, burden and socioeconomic variables. Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive and correlative design. Eighty-four next of kin answered two questionnaires: the Caregiver Burden Scale and the Subjective Quality of Life. Results: Next of kin experienced a high burden in their life situation although they, at the same time, experienced a good quality of life. In the results gender differences were found. Females next of kin to a higher extent were disappointed, more emotionally involved, and they also estimated their economic situation as more unsatisfactory than the males next of kin. Conclusion: Healthcare personnel meet next of kin, persons in need of care, within all healthcare and social care in society. Therefore it is important to have a general knowledge and ability to understand the next of kin's life situation, thus making it possible to focus the nursing interventions on individual support regardless of the care receiver's diagnosis.

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Being a Next of Kin—Experiences of Burden and Quality of Life

Liedström¹,

Kihlgren²,

Skovdahl³

et al. 2014

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“…The relationship between stressful events, faced by caregivers, and the physical and psychological symptoms is mediated by coping processes (10) , whereby self-efficacy and competency perceptions (coping strategies) are able to mediate the relationship between the stressful event and the distress experienced by the caregiver, leading to better health (11) .…”

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Burden, Coping, Physical Symptoms and Psychological Morbidity in Caregivers of Functionally Dependent Family Members

Guedes¹,

Pereira

2013

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objectives: this study assessed burden, coping, physical symptoms and psychological morbidity in caregivers of functionally dependent family members. Methods: fifty family caregivers completed self-reported measures of burden, physical symptoms, psychological morbidity and coping strategies. Results: there was a significant negative correlation between coping strategies and the different clinical variables, as well as a significant positive correlation between coping strategies and duration of care. It appears that the stronger bond between caregiver and family member leads to a poorer use of adaptive coping strategies. It also appears that the deterioration of the relationship between them and the lower perceived self-efficacy are more prominent in caregivers of family members with cognitive impairment, indicating that caregivers with family members without cognitive impairment face fewer difficulties. Conclusion: these results emphasize the need for interventions to include coping strategies, since they are important in reducing caregivers' burden, psychological morbidity and physical symptoms.

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“…This is an excellent example of how caring staff can support caregivers by phone. Another form of support is through networks of people in the same situation, which has been described by Stoltz et al (1) and Salin et al (12,24).…”

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Family Caregivers' Daily Life Caring for a Spouse and Utilizing Respite Care in the Community

Berglund

Johansson

2013

Nordic Journal of Nursing Research

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Informal carers of older family members: how they manage and what support they receive from respite care

Abstract: Respite care nurses should invest greater effort in supporting informal carers. The service should be developed as an integral part of home care for older people. Nurses and informal carers should see each other as partners who share a common goal, i.e. the well-being of the entire family.

Cited by 58 publications

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Being a Next of Kin—Experiences of Burden and Quality of Life

Being a Next of Kin—Experiences of Burden and Quality of Life

Burden, Coping, Physical Symptoms and Psychological Morbidity in Caregivers of Functionally Dependent Family Members

Family Caregivers' Daily Life Caring for a Spouse and Utilizing Respite Care in the Community

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