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| Title |
Caring for family members with chronic physical illness: A critical review of caregiver literature
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, September 2004
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-7525-2-50 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jung-won Lim, Brad Zebrack |
| Abstract |
This article reviews 19 studies (1987-2004) on quality of life for family caregivers helping those with chronic physical illness. Here we explore the concepts of and instruments used to measure caregivers' quality of life. We were particularly interested in understanding stress-related variables and documenting factors influencing quality of life based on family stress theory. Findings show that various positive and negative terms equated with quality of life were used to measure them. Results indicate that stress-related variables as possible predictors influencing caregivers' quality of life include: patient and caregiver characteristics, stressors, stress appraisal, stress coping methods, and social support. Our recommendations touch upon applying theory for intervention, developing measurement, making operable the concepts for measuring, and the need for longitudinal and comprehensive study. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 296 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Cyprus | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Greece | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 283 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 43 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 36 | 12% |
| Researcher | 32 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 7% |
| Other | 61 | 21% |
| Unknown | 65 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 72 | 24% |
| Psychology | 49 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 36 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 32 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 21 | 7% |
| Unknown | 79 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 November 2022.
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#3,414,665
of 25,371,288 outputs
Outputs from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
#283
of 2,297 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#5,989
of 73,090 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
#4
of 8 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 2,297 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.5. This one has done well, scoring higher than 87% of its peers.
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