Humor and elderly caregivers.
Elderly caregivers of the homebound chronically ill experience many burdens. This article describes the use of humor by elderly caregivers as a method to ease the burden of their work. Home care nurses can incorporate humor as an intervention to help these elderly caregivers.
Townsend
C H
CH
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D014925:Wit and Humor as Topic