Responses to caregiving: a reconceptualization using the Roy adaptation model.
Family members who care for chronically ill relatives at home are subject to demands beyond their usual daily responsibilities. These demands can develop into a pattern that disrupts all aspects of the life of the caregiver. The article examines the existing literature on caregiver burden and reconceptualizes the dimensions of caregiver burden within the context of the Roy adaptation model.
Newman
D M
DM
Division of Nursing and Health Sciences, Neumann College, Aston, Pennsylvania, USA.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing