The Stress Process of Caregivers who Care for the Mentally Ill Relatives

Kim, Hee Jung

doi:1998.7.1.21

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 7(1); 1998 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 1998;7(1):21-34.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.1998.7.1.21 Published online June 30, 1998.

The Stress Process of Caregivers who Care for the Mentally Ill Relatives

Hee Jung Kim

Kyungwon College, Fulltime Instruc tor

정신질환자를 돌보는 간호제공자의 스트레스 과정

김희정

경원전문대학 전임강사

Abstract

This paper views caregiver stress as a concequence of a process including a number of inter related factors : caregiver and patients* general characteristics, stress sources, mediators of stress, meni fest at ions of stress. Stress sources are distinguished into two factors including patients' psychiatric symptoms as first stressor and caregiver burden as secondary stressor Caregiver burden fall into two categories : objective burden experienced in roles and activities for the patient*s need and psychiatric svniptoms and subjec tive burden as a emotional reactions to the patient care and care environment. Resources and coping can potentially intervene at several points along the stress process. Resources comprise two factors : personal resource (mastery )and social support.

Key Words: Caregiver stress; Stress process; Caregiver burden