title: Caring for the Caregiver: Identifying the Needs of Those Called to Care Through Partnerships with Congregations.
abstract: As the older adult population continues to grow, the prevalence of chronic diseases is also increasing, leading to the need for novel ways of managing this large population of patients. One solution is to focus on informal caregivers. These informal caregivers already make a substantial contribution to our nation's healthcare finances and patient health outcomes. Caregivers also derive benefits from caring for their family member or friend; however, it is not uncommon for these individuals to experience negative health consequences, or what is often called "burden of care." Those called to care are not without their own burdens, and they must frequently make significant lifestyle adjustments that impact their own health. Therefore, for caregivers to be effective, caring for the caregivers must be a focus of medicine in the twenty-first century.
authors.affiliation: Medicine for the Greater Good, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. panagis@jhmi.edu.|Healthy Community Partnership, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Mason F. Lord Building, Suite 339, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA. panagis@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Panagis
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7752-3841
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Galiatsatos
authors.affiliation: Medicine for the Greater Good, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.|Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: Medicine for the Greater Good, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.|Healthy Community Partnership, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Mason F. Lord Building, Suite 339, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
authors.forename: W Daniel
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Hale
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012067:Religion
keywords: Caregiver; Caregiver burden; Chronic illness management