2012
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2012.703763
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Abstract: There are an estimated 5–7 million long distance caregivers in the United States, but relatively little is known about this growing subpopulation of caregivers. This study systematically reviewed the existing empirical literature on long distance caregiving and critically examined 15 identified studies: 8 quantitative, 2 mixed-method, and 5 qualitative. Although studies defined long distance caregiving very differently, a composite description of who long distance caregivers are and what they do is presented. … Show more

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“…In the past 3 decades, there has been a growth in research on family caregiving, on topics as wide-ranging as caregivers' physical health (Ho, Chan, Woo, Chong, & Sham, 2009;Pinquart & Sorensen, 2007;Vitaliano, Zhang, & Scanlan, 2003), well-being and coping (Chappell & Dujela, 2009), financial and workplace impacts (Wakabayashi & Donato, 200;Young & Holley, 2005), long-distance caregiving (Cagle & Munn, 2012), post-care bereavement (Orzeck & Silverman, 2008), the lack of choices faced by caregivers (Cash, Hodgkin, & Warburton, 2013), and spousal caregivers' sexual and intimate lives (Drummond et al, 2013). There has also been extensive scholarship regarding the gendered nature of caregiving (Grant, 2004;Ward-Griffin, Brown, Vandervoort, & McNair, 2005).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…In the past 3 decades, there has been a growth in research on family caregiving, on topics as wide-ranging as caregivers' physical health (Ho, Chan, Woo, Chong, & Sham, 2009;Pinquart & Sorensen, 2007;Vitaliano, Zhang, & Scanlan, 2003), well-being and coping (Chappell & Dujela, 2009), financial and workplace impacts (Wakabayashi & Donato, 200;Young & Holley, 2005), long-distance caregiving (Cagle & Munn, 2012), post-care bereavement (Orzeck & Silverman, 2008), the lack of choices faced by caregivers (Cash, Hodgkin, & Warburton, 2013), and spousal caregivers' sexual and intimate lives (Drummond et al, 2013). There has also been extensive scholarship regarding the gendered nature of caregiving (Grant, 2004;Ward-Griffin, Brown, Vandervoort, & McNair, 2005).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Currently, there are ~7 million family caregivers who live at least 1 hr from the care recipient (patient) and are described as “distance caregivers” (DCGs; Cagle & Munn, ; MetLife, ; Wagner, ). Unlike local caregivers, who are easily identifiable by the healthcare team and linked to existing support systems, DCGs are an under‐recognized group and have no formal support system.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A vulnerable sub‐population of DCGs is those of patients with cancer—many of whom are near the end of life. DCGs, though recognized as a distinct subgroup of caregivers in the research literature, have not been well studied in the clinical arena (Bevan & Sparks, ; Cagle & Munn, ). There will be an estimated 10 million DCGs in the United States by 2020 (Egan, ; Family Caregiver Alliance Fact Sheet, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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