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Article on stress variances among informal hospice caregivers.
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Abstract: Care interventions are not routinely provided for hospice caregivers, despite widespread documentation of the burden and toll of the caregiving experience. Assessing caregivers for team interventions (ACT) proposes that holistic patient and family care includes ongoing caregiver needs assessment of primary, secondary, and intrapsychic stressors. In this study, our goal was to describe the variance in stressors for caregivers to establish evidence for the ACT theoretical framework. We used secondary interview data from a randomized controlled trial to analyze hospice caregiver interventions should range from knowledge and skill building to cognitive-behavioral interventions that aid in coping. Family members who assume the role of primary caregiver for a dying loved one need to be routinely assessed by hospice providers for customized interventions.
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Wittenberg-Lyles, Elaine; Demiris, George; Oliver, Debra Parker; Washington, Karla T.; Burt, Stephanie & Shaunfield, Sara.Stress Variances Among Informal Hospice Caregivers,
article,
August 2012;
[Thousand Oaks, California].
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277312/:
accessed June 11, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT College of Arts and Sciences.
