1. Effects of Caregiver Burden
"Vedhera et al. concluded that carers may be more vulnerable to infectious diseases than a population of a similar age" (Tarrier, N., and Barrowclough, C., Ward, J., Donaldson, C., Burns, A., Gregg, L., 2002, p. 341). Other related illnesses or infirmities such as: " increased incidence of physical impairments, immunosuppression, elevated insulin levels, chronic fatigue, and insomnia has been documented in caregiving populations" (Silver, H.J., and Wellman, N.S., 2002, p. ... Negative Effects on Caregivers Most significant of all, of the elder care-giving population the mortality rate is 63%...
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