Care of caregivers – who is responsible?

Demographic and epidemiologic transition coupled with increasing life expectancy has resulted in high old age dependency ratios and rising burden of comorbidities; especially non communicable diseases. This demands large pool of caregivers to support the dependents; physically, psychologically and f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of community health 2021-06, Vol.33 (2), p.400-403
Hauptverfasser: Karpaga, Priya P, Padhy, Gouri Kumari, Kumar, Mohan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Demographic and epidemiologic transition coupled with increasing life expectancy has resulted in high old age dependency ratios and rising burden of comorbidities; especially non communicable diseases. This demands large pool of caregivers to support the dependents; physically, psychologically and financially. But the problems faced by caregivers – stress, anxiety, monetary, physical exhaustion and sickness, lack of time for personal care and health resulting in caregiver burden – is often neglected. This article summarizes the importance and/or role of caregivers, theirs problems and recommendations to identify, manage and prevent caregiver burden. The involvement of various stakeholders namely medical and para-medical colleges through training and medical education, hospitals, physicians, psychiatrists and/or psychologists, research organizations, governments and their policies is the need of the hour.
ISSN:0971-7587
2248-9509
DOI:10.47203/IJCH.2021.v33i02.033