OLDER GRANDPARENTS AS PRIMARY CAREGIVERS

Women as primary caregivers in Mexico: challenges to well-being.

The purpose of this contribution is to review the peer reviewed literature from the last 20 years regarding the role of Mexican women in the family, and to describe the psychosocial and health challenges they face. We analyze the current problems and recent improvements in three areas: reproductive health, nutrition, and mental health, and we discuss how the role of caregiver may influence or b...

Parents as primary caregivers in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Depression and anxiety in primary caregivers: a comparative study of caregivers of demented and nondemented older persons.

Family caregivers are often highly distressed by the wide range of tasks and services that they have to provide for the patient. Research has clearly documented the negative consequences of caregiving, both physically and psychologically. Caregivers of demented patients have been found to suffer increased levels of emotional distress associated with higher patients’ behavioural symptoms and cog...

Caregivers of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment

INTRODUCTION Because of the growing number of caregivers and the awareness of related health and quality-of-life issues, caregiving has emerged as an important public health issue. We examined the characteristics and caregiving experiences of caregivers of people with and without cognitive impairment. METHODS Participants (n = 668) were adults who responded to the 2005 North Carolina Behavior...

Family caregivers of older persons in rehabilitation.

Family caregivers of older individuals in rehabilitation have unique needs and concerns that should be addressed in rehabilitation and in community-based programs. Their concerns have a direct bearing on their health and on the health and well-being of their care-recipients. In this paper, we review the major problems facing many caregivers of older individuals who may receive rehabilitation se...