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Table 3 Caregiver outcomes

From: An organizing framework for informal caregiver interventions: detailing caregiving activities and caregiver and care recipient outcomes to optimize evaluation efforts

Construct

Subcategories

# of Studies

Psychological Health

  

- Nonsocial

Depression

70

 

Caregiver Burden

54

 

Psychological Morbidityii

47

 

Anxiety

18

 

Quality of Life

13

 

Threat

1

 

Self-esteem

1

 

Religiosity

1

- Social Functioning

Family Role Function

5

 

Social Dysfunction

1

 

Social Integration

1

- Caregiving related

Satisfactioniii

20

 

Gain from Caregiving

7

 

Beliefs about caregiving

2

 

% of time spent discussing

1

 

family vs. personal issues

 
 

Role Captivity

1

 

Comfort with caregiving

1

 

Attribute for negative care recipient behavior

1

 

Concern for Care Recipient

1

 

Worker morale of caregiver

1

 

Closure

1

 

Life changes

1

 

Tradition

1

 

Uncertainty

1

Physical Health

  
 

Health Status

13

 

Sleep quality/quantity

9

 

Physiological emotional stress

3

 

Somatic symptoms

2

 

Fatigue

1

 

Immune Function

1

 

Blood Pressure/Heart rate

1

 

Blood pressure

1

Physical Health

  

-Self-Care

Self-Care

7

 

Exercise

6

 

Dietary Intake

1

 

Weight

1

Utilization

  
 

Use of health care for self

1

Economic

  
 

Financial status

1

Aspects of the Intervention

 
 

Adherence to intervention

12

 

Benefits of participating in intervention

1