Family caregivers providing complex chronic care to people with cognitive and behavioral health conditions

Family caregivers providing complex chronic care to people with cognitive and behavioral health conditions

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Insight on the issues (AARP Public Policy Institute)
Author(s):
Reinhard, Susan C., author
Samis, Sarah, author
Levine, Carol, author
Contributor(s):
AARP (Organization)
Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization))
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : AARP Public Policy Institute, August 2014
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Behavioral Symptoms -- therapy
Caregivers -- psychology
Cognition Disorders -- therapy
Delivery of Health Care
Home Nursing
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Family caregiving is difficult and stressful. Providing care and support to people with cognitive or behavioral health conditions is doubly challenging. This paper reports on results from a national survey showing that caregivers of family members with challenging behaviors were more likely to perform more than one medical/nursing task, such as managing medications, and often do so with resistance from the person they are trying to help. Yet they receive little or no instruction or guidance on how to do this important work. This analysis offers recommendations for assisting family caregivers who play this dual role.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (13 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101656646 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101656646