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Caregiver Stress, Older Adulthood

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This entry addresses strategies to prevent stress among caregivers who are providing long-term care to older relatives. Because stress can negatively affect health, income, and general well-being, developing and testing prevention strategies is important for both older adults and caregivers. The entry assesses the effectiveness of three types of preventive strategies: (1) services, (2) education, individual counseling, and support groups, and (3) a multimodel that seeks change at both the individual and policy/organizational levels.

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Hooyman, N.R. (2003). Caregiver Stress, Older Adulthood. In: Gullotta, T.P., et al. Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0195-4_38

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