Naslov
THE INFLUENCE OF INFORMAL CAREGIVING ON THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE CAREGIVERS

Autori
Balagović, Ivan ; Benko, Snježana ; Maček, Zdravko ; Mandić, Mario "

Izvornik
ZNANSTVENA konferenca z mednarodno udeležbo Za človeka gre: prihodnost zdaj! (7 ; 2019 ; Maribor) (2459-5640) 2nd edition (2019); 277-277

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, ostalo, stručni

Ključne riječi
informal care, health, social life, ageing, burden

Sažetak
THE INFLUENCE OF INFORMAL CAREGIVING ON THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE CAREGIVERS Introduction: Performing informal caregiving for family members with chronic illness can be a burden and have negative effects on the physical and mental health of caregivers, as well as cause social isolation. Methods: A systematic computer search of scientific articles published from 1st J anuary 2008 t o 1 st December 2018 in the »Google Schoolar« electronic database was performed. The computer search strategy with keywords »informal caregiving, health, ageing, social isolation, stress, burden« resulted in 17, 600 articles. Upon the author's reviewing, 25 articles were selected. Those present the impact of informal caregiving on the health and social life of the caregivers. Other characteristics and methods for assessing the quality of the articles have not been used. Results: The selected articles indicate a negative impact on the health of informal caregivers. Informal caregiving of people with various chronic illness is perceived as a chronic stressor, and caregivers often experience negative effects on their mental and physical health, but also on their social life. Conclusion: Authors of the analysed articles indicate the negative effects of the daily performing of informal caregiving to caregivers' health. Since no formal and exact evidence of the impact of informal caregiving on the ageing process and quality of life of caregivers in the old age has been found, it would be worth investigating those along with the burden predictors of the population caused by caregiving. Key words: informal care, health, social life, ageing, burden

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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