You are here

  1. Home
  2. A stress-busting program for family caregivers

A stress-busting program for family caregivers

Aging baby boomers, longer life spans, and rising levels of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) will result in a caregiver crisis in the near future. The ways in which caregivers deal with stresses related to caregiving will be critical to both their own well-being and their ability to care for others. The purpose of this article is to describe the Stress-Busting Program (SBP) for family caregivers and its effectiveness. The essential components of the SBP are education, stress management, problem solving, and support delivered in a group setting for 9 weeks. Results of the SBP indicate that throughout the program, caregivers experienced significant improvements in general health, vitality, social function, and mental health scores and decreases in anxiety, anger/hostility, depression, perceived stress, and caregiver burden. The SBP is a cost-effective health-promotion strategy for caregivers who have substantial ongoing stress.

Access source material through DOI
Additional Titles
Rehabilitation Nursing

Key Information

Type of Reference
Jour
ISBN/ISSN
0278-4807, 0278-4807
Resource Database
British nursing index bni - exported on 8/7/2016
Publication Year
2009
Issue Number
4
Volume Number
34
Start Page
151-159
Language
English