title: The emotional needs of care recipients and the psychological well-being of informal caregivers: implications for home care clinicians.
abstract: In this exploratory study, 77 informal caregivers of older persons in Ohio completed telephone interviews that included questions regarding their perceived difficulty providing emotional and physical care, perceived quality of care, demographic items including caregivers' health status, and a measure of their psychological well-being. Findings suggest that psychological well-being of informal caregivers is diminished when they experience greater difficulty meeting the care recipients' emotional care needs, are in poorer health, or are older. Suggestions for clinical implications and future research based on these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Communication Studies, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA. negbert@kent.edu
authors.forename: Nichole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Egbert
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dellmann-Jenkins
authors.forename: Gregory C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Harriet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coeling
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006699:Home Care Services; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009820:Ohio; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012944:Social Support