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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Caregiver stress"”.
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Unraveling the Neurocognitive Effects of Caregiver Stress Recall: An fNIRS Investigation
… processes in the human body. While caregiving stress has been studied previously, these studies have overlooked a common symptom of experiencing stress: rumination. The present study explored how recalling stressful caregiving experiences affected caregiver stress levels and their performance …
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Development of a middle-range theory of caregiver stress from the Roy Adaptation Model
A theory of caregiver stress derived from Roy Adaptation Model was developed to examine the relationships among stimuli, coping mechanism and adaptive modes. The theory hypothesized that objective burden in caregiving would be the most important stimulus that leaded to perceived caregiver stress. …
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The Relationship Between Caring For Individuals Diagnosed With Prader-Willi Syndrome And Caregiver Stress
<p>Background/Purpose: Chronic stress is related to numerous health risks such as causing an individual to age more rapidly than an individual with less stress (Oliveira, et al., 2010; Bauer, 2009; McEwen, 2002). Other aging problems related to chronic stress are Alzheimer’s disease (Peterson et …
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ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, PARENTS ARE BLUE: REDUCING CAREGIVER STRESS AND STRENGTHENING PERCEIVED SUPPORT
In this study, I examined how caregiver stress and perceptions of support shape the well-being of parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of this work was to identify effective strategies that reduce stress, strengthen resilience, and improve family-school …
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A Comparison of Clinic-Based and Telehealth Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
… is not in the clinic room, but rather coaching caregivers from behind a one-way mirror. Translating to the home setting via telehealth allows the clinician to increase the potential for generalization while simultaneously decreasing treatment barriers for both clinician and family. In this …
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Diverse Families Navigating Mental Health at the Pediatrician’s Office: A Mixed Methods Exploration of the Interplay of Stress, Culture, and Child Mental Health in the Primary Care Setting
… (IPA) of in-depth interviews with diverse caregivers, this project explored influencers of child mental health and family utilization of pediatric primary-care-based mental health services in the context of a uniquely multicultural clinic serving a predominantly Medicaid population. Three …
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Coping with Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia: Educating Caregivers to Lower Stress
… prevalent as individual’s age. More than half of caregivers for patients with dementia rate the emotional stress of caregiving as high or very high (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). Chronic stress can leads to caregiver fatigue, burnout, irritability and depression (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). …
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Support Networks of Caregivers of Frail Older Adults
… frailty have amplified the challenges faced by caregivers. Social support networks play a critical role in shaping caregiver burden, coping mechanisms and overall well-being. Despite their importance, the composition and effectiveness of these networks are not fully understood, nor are they …
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The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Mental Health Presentations of Young Children
… mechanisms, and susceptibility to heightened caregiver stress. Currently, the extent to which the pandemic impacted the mental health of treatment-seeking young children is unknown. To evaluate how children’s mental health outcomes were impacted during the pandemic, 1,343 interRAI Early Years …
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Deaf and Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Impact on Child and Family
… skills. In addition, information about parent/caregiver stress, coping, and empowerment was acquired to better understand the caregiver experience of these three groups. Results indicated a number of similarities between the Deaf-ASD and hearing ASD groups on measures of communication, social …
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Analyzing Communication in Mother-Daughter Dyads Following the Mother's Cancer Diagnosis
… of life, patient care, family relationships and caregiver stress (Beach, 2001). The mother-daughter dyad represents one of the most significant relationships to analyze with respect to the impact cancer has within the family since mothers are typically the primary role models for their daughters …
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Life After an Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis: A Comparison of Stress and Coping Profiles of African American and Caucasian Caregivers
… to date has studied the impact of culture on stress and coping for families after they are diagnosed. This study explored the relationship between caregiver’s ethnic culture and caregiver reports of stress and coping behaviors when caring for a child with autism. Specifically, this study used …
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Feasibility and acceptability of parenting interventions delivered in Spanish to caregivers of children with autism and other developmental delays: a mixed-methods design
… or developmental delay (DD) experience increased stress due to raising a child with a disability, particularly if the child also presents with challenging behaviors. As such, there is benefit to developing evidence-based interventions that: 1) help parents cope with stress, and 2) manage the …
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Caregivers of Older Adults: Burden, Perception of Strain, and Health
… Consequently, increasing the number of informal caregivers required to care for an aging population. Research suggests that levels of caregiver strain and their ability to cope can impact the health of caregivers. Tsai's (2003) Middle-Range Theory of Caregiver Stress guided this study and was …
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The Role of Family Context in Moderating Treatment Effectiveness for an Adolescent Family-Based Health Intervention
… trial of African American adolescents and their caregivers (N = 73 adolescent-caregiver dyads), exposed to either an 8 week novel family-based intervention focusing on key family context variables in regards to specific health behaviors (physical activity [PA], sedentary behavior [SB], fruit and …
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Cultural Competence--Does It Matter?: Lessons from a Mixed-Methods Study of Wraparound Practice
<p>This mixed methods study investigated whether caregivers' ratings of wraparound fidelity and satisfaction with the wraparound process differed based upon their facilitators' self-assessed cultural competence and caregivers' reported stress. An explanatory sequential design was used. The …
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What is the experience of foster care mothers?
… informed by an ecological systems framework. A caregiver stress and coping model, as well as role theory, were applied to understand foster mothers' and their view of their role versus the reality of what they experience, taking into consideration the influence of their non-kinship or kinship …
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Making the City Livable: Caregiving and Health in Gentrifying Boston
… ingredients of urban environments that support caregivers and viable caring relations? I answer these questions by analyzing data from interviews with caregivers conducted as part of the Healthy Neighborhoods Study, a longitudinal Participatory Action Research project exploring the relationship …
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Proactive Prescribing Enhancing Hospice Care Through Anticipatory Pharmacy Practices
… to reduce avoidable hospitalizations, alleviate caregiver stress, improve patient comfort during the end-of-life phase through assessing RN case manager confidence in educating families about anticipatory medications and rolling out the educational pamphlet as a teaching tool. Background: Hospice …
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