Care Demands and Well-Being of Primary and Secondary Non-Spousal Caregivers of Aging Adults.

Conclusions: Secondary caregivers provide less care but report emotional stress comparable to primary caregivers. Primary caregivers of friends provide high levels of assistance that may increase their physical strain.Clinical Implications: Caregiver research and intervention should include greater attention to needs of secondary caregivers, and caregivers of friends, and ways to strengthen their potentially critical roles.
PMID: 32414302 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Gerontologist - May 19, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Clin Gerontol Source Type: research