Caregivers of Persons with Diverse Health Conditions: Demographics and Burden of Care

Although caregiver identity theory asserts there is no single generic caregiver identity, comparisons on demographic characteristics and burden of care have not been made among caregivers of persons with various health conditions. Using social media to access study participants, this cross-sectional...

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Published in:Western journal of nursing research 2021-04, Vol.43 (4), p.316-322
Main Authors: Zauszniewski, Jaclene A., Lekhak, Nirmala, Herbell, Kayla, Badr, Hanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Caregiver burden
Caregivers
Caregiving
Cost of Illness
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographics
Demography
Ethnicity
Female
Gender
Health care
Humans
Infant
Male
Race
Recruitment
Social media
Social networks
Women
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Summary:Although caregiver identity theory asserts there is no single generic caregiver identity, comparisons on demographic characteristics and burden of care have not been made among caregivers of persons with various health conditions. Using social media to access study participants, this cross-sectional study of 234 family caregivers of persons with various health conditions examined their demographic characteristics (age, gender, and race/ethnicity) and burden of care (daily care hours and caregiving years) using online data collection. Nine groups of caregivers were formed by the care recipient’s health condition. Caregiver groups were similar in gender (95% women) and race/ethnicity (88% white), and differed on age (F=4.74; p
ISSN:0193-9459
1552-8456
DOI:10.1177/0193945920948469