caregiving Flashcards
formal caregiver
- paid for their services
- have had training and education in providing care
Informal caregivers (aka family caregivers):
- give care to family or friends usually without payment
what percent of Canadians were caregivers?
25% of Canadians aged 15 and older said that, in the past year, they had cared for or helped someone
most caregivers are ______
women
people who provided care and received insufficient support were the most _____ , ______ , ______
- dissatisfied with life
- poor mental health
- stressed out
caregiving effects on employment
disrupts work routine and reduces weekly hours
transportation
men
household work
women
outdoor house work
men
scheduling
women
finances
women
medical treatments
women
personal care
women
people with the most mental health impacts caregive for ____ hours
20+
Among older adult caregivers ____ found there caregiving rewarding
55%
What is caregiver burden?
“the degree to which a carer’s emotional or physical health, social life or financial status had suffered as a result of caring for their relative”
How do we measure caregiver burden?
24-item questionnaire
* Self- or researcher-administered
* Takes approximately 10-15 minutes to administer
Measures caregiver burden with 5 subscales:
Time dependence burden, developmental burden, physical burden, social burden, emotional burden
caregiver burden scores: “burn out” and start for concern
Total score >36/
~24 indicate a need for respite care
Factors involved in caregiver burden in AD
- social
- financial
- phycological
- physical
informal caregivers of people with dementia experienced ….
higher levels of burden and depression than those who are caring for people without dementia
patient-related factors- greater burned associated with
- Behavioral/psychological factors:
- Disease-related factors:
Caregiver characteristics - greater burned associated with
- Socio-demographical factors
- psychological factors:
key recommendations
- offered an assessment for burnout
- respite care
- address unmet educational or informational needs
- information about resources
