TY - JOUR
T1 - The emotional needs of care recipients and the psychological well-being of informal caregivers
T2 - Implications for home care clinicians
AU - Egbert, Nichole
AU - Dellmann-Jenkins, Mary
AU - Smith, Gregory C.
AU - Coeling, Harriet
AU - Johnson, Robert J.
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - In this exploratory study, 77 informal caregivers of older persons in Ohio completed telephone interviews that included questions regarding their perceived difficulty providing emotional and physical care, perceived quality of care, demographic items including caregivers' health status, and a measure of their psychological well-being. Findings suggest that psychological well-being of informal caregivers is diminished when they experience greater difficulty meeting the care recipients' emotional care needs, are in poorer health, or are older. Suggestions for clinical implications and future research based on these findings are discussed.
AB - In this exploratory study, 77 informal caregivers of older persons in Ohio completed telephone interviews that included questions regarding their perceived difficulty providing emotional and physical care, perceived quality of care, demographic items including caregivers' health status, and a measure of their psychological well-being. Findings suggest that psychological well-being of informal caregivers is diminished when they experience greater difficulty meeting the care recipients' emotional care needs, are in poorer health, or are older. Suggestions for clinical implications and future research based on these findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.NHH.0000305557.29918.e5
DO - 10.1097/01.NHH.0000305557.29918.e5
M3 - Article
C2 - 18158495
AN - SCOPUS:37549043508
VL - 26
SP - 50
EP - 57
JO - Home healthcare now
JF - Home healthcare now
SN - 2374-4529
IS - 1
ER -
