Caregiver stress has a way of derailing your best-laid plans. Like many people whose elderly parents fall ill, Jennifer Beard found herself catapulted into a caregiving role a couple of years ago ...

Why: Informal supporters provide the majority of long-term care to chronically disabled elders. Caregiving has been recognized as an activity with perceived benefits and burdens. Caregivers may be ...

Caregiving is a full-time effort that requires patience and stress management, and many caregivers are older adults who may have their own health concerns. The Family Caregiver Alliance website ...

This stress is often known as “caregiver burden”. One 2017 study looked at how people with healthy pets fared compared to those caring for pets with serious diseases. It found many of those ...

With an $80,000 grant from the Jefferson Trust, UVA professor Alisa Bahl’s clinic supports children with disruptive behavior ...

Mindfulness seminars are one way caregivers are learning to cope with their feelings of depression, loneliness, frustration ...

Women caregivers are more likely to report emotional stress, struggles with work-life balance and depression or anxiety compared with men, but there are resources available to help. More than 100 ...

Last week, we discussed National Caregivers Day, honoring caregivers who provide physical and emotional support to those who need it most. Our focus was on unpaid family caregivers, which might be ...

The majority of the caregivers provided assistance for more than 7 h/d (85%). Interview Based on the stress process model, an ad hoc semistructured interview was designed to investigate ...

Incorporating nature and plants into daily life can support caregivers’ well-being, providing much-needed relief from stress. If you are a caregiver or know someone who is, consider these ways ...

Caregiver stress relief is possible The sudden loss of control over your life, the unpredictability of your parent’s needs, the struggle to find reliable support — these are the key ...