Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Geriatric Nursing Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

East Tennessee State University

Health

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Geriatric Nursing

A Model Of Health For Family Caregivers Of Elders, Florence M. Weierbach, Yan Cao Jan 2017

A Model Of Health For Family Caregivers Of Elders, Florence M. Weierbach, Yan Cao

ETSU Faculty Works

Family members who provide care to their loved ones experience changes in their own health. The caregiver health model (CGHM) is a new model that identifies health holistically and identifies four determinant(s) that contribute to the health status of the family caregiver. The purpose is to introduce the CGHM: Hypothesis 1: the determinants of health in the CGHM contribute to the health of the Caregiver, Hypothesis 2: the determinants of health contribute to changes in the caregivers’ health at 8 and 16 weeks, and Hypothesis 3: a change in health occurs from baseline to 8 and 16 weeks. Methods: A …