Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Access Control
Open Access
Embargo Period
4-13-2016
Degree Program
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Degree Track
Family Nurse Practioner
Year Degree Awarded
2016
Month Degree Awarded
May
Keywords
Caregiver, Chronic Disease, Burden, Measuring/Alleviating Burden
Advisor
Emma Dundon
DNP Project Chair
Emma Dundon
DNP Project Member Name
Genevieve Chandler
DNP Project Outside Member Name
Sharon Rainer
Abstract
Abstract
Informal caregiving is the most common form of long-term care provided in the United States, and with the projected rapid growth of older adults, informal caregiving will be even more critical in the foreseeable future. In the United States, slightly more than 20% of informal caregivers provide care for more than one care recipient, and 10% provide care for three or more care recipients. Caring for a dependent, older adult patient may have negative effects on physical, psychological, psychosocial, social and financial health of caregivers. Careful assessment of the impact of informal caregiving on the caregiver’s functioning is imperative, and will enable a practitioner to not only find ways to help caregivers shoulder the effects of caregiving, but also to measure the effectiveness of interventions that seek to mitigate the effects of caregiving.
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