Research Notes on Caregiver Burnout
Caregiver burnout is the critical point when a caregiver can no longer effectively care for a patient or ailing loved one.1 It is common for caregivers to feel overwhelmed and unrewarded.2 Frustration and exhaustion often result from heavy demands of time, patience, and energy in caring for the aging and the ill.3
Fast Facts:
- Good nutrition and physical activity can help caregiver avoid burnout.4
- Change in mood and behavior and decrease in energy are signs of caregiver burnout.5
- A caregiver’s guilt feelings about spending time for himself can lead to burn out.6
Top Resources on Caregiver Burnout
- American Heart Association: What is Caregiver Burnout?
- Family Care Research Program: Caregiver Burnout
- Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Women's Health: Recognizing Caregiver Burnout
- Healthology: Coping with Caregiver Burnout
- Gilbert Guide: What Is…Caregiver Burnout?
- Today's Caregiver: Caregiver Burnout
- Alberni Valley Hospice Society: What is Caregiver Burnout (Compassion Fatigue)?
- National Institute of Mental Health (via 4therapy.com): Avoiding Caregiver Burnout
- ASPE Research Notes: Informal Caregiver "Burnout": Predictors and Prevention
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Gilbert Guide: What Is…Caregiver Burnout?
- ↑ Family Care Research Program: Caregiver Burnout
- ↑ Healthology: Coping with Caregiver Burnout
- ↑ American Heart Association: What is Caregiver Burnout?
- ↑ Today's Caregiver: Caregiver Burnout
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Women's Health: Recognizing Caregiver Burnout
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- Last update: Oct. 1, 2008
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