Janna Broxson1,2, Leilani Feliciano1,2. 1. Janna Broxson, LMSW, is Doctor of Behavioral Health student at Arizona State University and is presently interning at Mayo Clinic's Community Internal Medicine primary care clinic. Her areas of study are aging and integrated behavioral health. She has extensive clinical experience in providing brief interventions and support for caregivers and care recipients. 2. Leilani Feliciano, PhD, is Director of Clinical Training and Associate Professor at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Her clinical and research program focuses on mental health and aging. Her specific areas of interest include late-life depression, comorbid psychological and medical problems, and behavioral problems associated with dementia.
Abstract
PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: Identifying risk factors associated with caregiver stress and suggesting methods for systematic caregiver screening for caregiver strain, depression, and anxiety. PRIMARY PRACTICE SETTING: Emergency department, primary care, and other health care settings. FINDINGS/ CONCLUSIONS: Caregiver stress can lead to multiple negative outcomes including declines in physical health, increased mental health concerns, and overall decreased quality of life. Caregiver stress also leads to increased financial costs to the person, family, and health care systems, making it a public health issue. Recognizing caregiver stress is the initial step to identifying those in need of support and to providing quality care. Fortunately, caregiver stress can be prevented or reduced using a culturally competent multidimensional approach to addressing social determinants of health and unmet physical, psychological, and social/emotional needs of caregivers. IMPLICATIONS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT: Case management plays a critical role in assessing, educating, advocating, creating care plans, and advocating for both the caregiver and the care recipient.
PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: Identifying risk factors associated with caregiver stress and suggesting methods for systematic caregiver screening for caregiver strain, depression, and anxiety. PRIMARY PRACTICE SETTING: Emergency department, primary care, and other health care settings. FINDINGS/ CONCLUSIONS: Caregiver stress can lead to multiple negative outcomes including declines in physical health, increased mental health concerns, and overall decreased quality of life. Caregiver stress also leads to increased financial costs to the person, family, and health care systems, making it a public health issue. Recognizing caregiver stress is the initial step to identifying those in need of support and to providing quality care. Fortunately, caregiver stress can be prevented or reduced using a culturally competent multidimensional approach to addressing social determinants of health and unmet physical, psychological, and social/emotional needs of caregivers. IMPLICATIONS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT: Case management plays a critical role in assessing, educating, advocating, creating care plans, and advocating for both the caregiver and the care recipient.
Authors: Catharina Muente; Ann-Kristin Folkerts; Elke Kalbe; Franziska Thieken; Laura-Elisa Assmann; Maria Widritzki; Carsten Eggers; David Pedrosa; Marcel Wilhelm Journal: Brain Sci Date: 2022-03-26