NOW LET'S DISCUSS SOME OF THE REWARDS OF CAREGIVING: Caring for someone brings you closer to that person, creating a special bond. You will make a material difference in a loved one's life. It will likely change your perspective on life and your own humanness.
The Carer Stress and Burden Model and the two other models it takes its origin from make a crucial distinction between primary and secondary stressors, acknowledging the distinct role of primary stressors and their consequences (Pearlin et al., 1990).
Generally, stress can feel overwhelming, but burnout feels more like chronic exhaustion. Once you reach burnout, you might progress from saying things like, “I have too much on my plate” to “I'm done.”
A Caregiver Assessment is a systematic process of gathering information that describes a caregiving situation and identifies the particular problems, needs, resources and strengths of the family caregiver.
Caregiver strain, also known as caregiver burden or burnout, is the physical, emotional, and mental stress that occurs when a caregiver looks after a patient without attending to their own needs. Eventually, this can result in significant physical and mental health problems.
Stressed caregivers may experience fatigue, anxiety and depression. Caregiver burden is the level of multifaceted strain perceived by the caregiver who provide long term care for their chronically ill, disabled, or older family member (Kazemi et al., 2021; Liu et al., 2020).
Caregiver burnout is a feeling of deep exhaustion and stress after caring for another person. Compassion fatigue occurs when a caregiver takes on the emotional stress and trauma of a person within their care.
Caregiver burden refers to the strain a caregiver experiences as a result of caring for a family member or loved one that is chronically ill, disabled, or elderly.