Stress experienced by informal caregivers : On conflicting demands in everyday life
Engelsk titel: Stress experienced by informal caregivers : On conflicting demands in everyday life
Författare:
Johansson, Stina
;
Åhlfeldt, Johan
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 30
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 51010
Sammanfattning
Stress was defined as a conflict experienced between contradictory demands on the disposition of time and space in the life situation of caregivers. The following question was asked among others: Are there any family or gender related patterns to be found in the individual expressions of stress experiences? Stress experience among main helpers is related to area of living, main helpers gender, kin relation to the care recipient and lack of a shared responsibility within the informal network.