Life worth living for caregiving and caregiver burden among Japanese caregivers of the disabled elderly in Japan

Use of home care services effectively re

Use of home care services effectively reduces feelings of burden among family caregivers of disabled elderly in Japan: preliminary results

✍ Keigo Kumamoto; Yumiko Arai; Steven H. Zarit 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 91 KB

Background Relatively few observational studies have been conducted on the impact of home care services on burden or other aspects of the caregiver's experience. Objectives To examine whether the use of care services reduces the feelings of burden among family caregivers in Japan. Specifically, the