Insights into the Caregiver Perspective: Involvement, Well-being, and Interventions

Download or read book Insights into the Caregiver Perspective: Involvement, Well-being, and Interventions written by Shulamit Ramon and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-06-07 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The range, duration, and intensity of informal caregiving across different illnesses and disabilities have increased in the 21st century due to an increase in longevity and de-institutionalization in most countries. Caregiving is demanding and hence can be stressful in terms of time, effort, and financial requirements, depending on the nature of the illness or disability, the relationships between the person in need of support and the caregiver, and the role played by available health and social care services. However, research evidence has demonstrated that it can be also rewarding, and enables a different type of bonding than was the case before caregiving became a necessity.