Final Exam - Family Caregiving Questions With Complete Solutions

Caregiver correct answer: anyone who provides assistance to someone else who is in some degree incapacitated and needs help *family members and friends are primary source for care for impaired older adults living in community Profile of AD caregivers correct answer: - 70% of AD patients are cared for at home - usually one family member serves as primary source of care - 50% are 50+ years old - 59% female (primarily spouses, daughters and daughters-in-law) Diversity of care tasks correct answer: - closeness of familial relationship determines - care activities differ by se (husbands vs. wives, sons vs. daughters) Negative consequences of caregiving correct answer: 1. infringement on time and activities 2. relationship with care recipient 3. physical health 4. mental health and psychological outcomes Positive consequenes correct answer: *linked to subjective meanings attached to the role 1. sense of mastery 2. personal growth 3. family responsibility 4. friendship and company Factors associated with differential outcomes of caregiving correct answer: 1. functional level of care recipient