Exploring the collective hospice caregiving experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Collective caregiving, performed by caregivers working in pairs (informal primary and secondary caregivers working together), is common in the hospice setting. Research suggests that caregiving pairs may experience different caregiver outcomes. However, little is known about how caregiving pairs differ from solo caregivers (informal primary caregivers) on outcome measures.

Objective

The goal of this study was to determine whether being in a caregiver pair affected caregiver anxiety and depression and how outcomes changed over time.

Design

A mixed model analysis was used.

Setting/subjects

Hospice caregivers (260 solo caregivers and 44 caregivers in 22 pairs) who participated in a larger, randomized controlled trial completed caregiver measures upon ho

SUBMITTER: Wittenberg-Lyles E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3887433 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature