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To examine health risks faced by caregivers of community-dwelling frail elderly and propose a conceptual model of competing care demands.

January 1, 1989Advances in Nursing Science

Stress on caregivers of the elderly

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SBSheila M. BuntingUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center

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Theoretical review demonstrates how competing demands cause self-care neglect in elderly caregivers, highlighting the need for supportive nursing interventions.

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To examine health risks faced by caregivers of community-dwelling frail elderly and propose a conceptual model of competing care demands.
Synthesized existing caregiver literature within the framework of Orem's self-care deficit nursing theory.
Developed a theoretical model outlining resource competition between self-care and dependent care activities.
Caregivers with depleted time, energy, and financial resources consistently prioritize elder dependent care over personal self-care.
Chronic neglect of personal health needs elevates the risk of illness and exhaustion among home caregivers.

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Sheila M. Bunting (1989) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75a2bb362ed8827e6a3665 https://doi.org/10.1097/00012272-198901000-00010

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Theoretical review demonstrates how competing demands cause self-care neglect in elderly caregivers, highlighting the need for supportive nursing interventions.

Stress on caregivers of the elderly

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