The Modified Caregiver Role Strain results and reflection.
Many people provide care for physically, mentally sick people who are not able to care for themselves; for some, it is their chosen job and for others it is family responsibility. Many caregivers have multiple responsibilities including their own professional work, family and social obligations. Balancing multiple roles can be difficult and stressful, and can result in a caregiver’s fatigue and burnout, and it can affect his/her physical and mental health (Touhy & Jett, 2012). Nurses are caregivers and experience stress associated with providing care; in many aspects it differs from strain experienced by family caregivers, but some aspects remain the same.
The Modified Caregiver Strain
Many people provide care for physically, mentally sick people who are not able to care for themselves; for some, it is their chosen job and for others it is family responsibility. Many caregivers have multiple responsibilities including their own professional work, family and social obligations. Balancing multiple roles can be difficult and stressful, and can result in a caregiver’s fatigue and burnout, and it can affect his/her physical and mental health (Touhy & Jett, 2012). Nurses are caregivers and experience stress associated with providing care; in many aspects it differs from strain experienced by family caregivers, but some aspects remain the same.
The Modified Caregiver Strain