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Caregiver Distress: What Nurses in Rural Settings Can Do to Help
Author(s) -
Cuellar Norma,
Butts Janie B.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1999.tb00990.x
Subject(s) - distress , psychology , family caregivers , psychological distress , caregiver burden , nursing , rural area , psychotherapist , medicine , mental health , disease , dementia , pathology
Caregivers in rural settings experience unmet needs. Some family caregivers in rural areas, either willingly or grudgingly, take on the role of caregiving as one of many responsibilities. A review of the literature reveals that the burden of the added responsibility results in physiological and psychological caregiver distress. The authors suggest some strategies to meet caregiver needs and outline areas where research is needed.