Caregiver Support, Training and Enablement

Lim Swee Hia

The Singapore Family Physician

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Caregiver Support, Training and Enablement

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Author(s):

Lim Swee Hia

Published in:

The Singapore Family Physician Vol 3 No 37 - Integrated Eldercare Course

Page(s):

37 - 40

Publication date:

1 July 2011

ISSN:

0377-5305

Abstract

Caregiving burden is expected to increase as the number of people requiring daily assistance with their activities of daily living rises. Caregiver health has a direct impact on the ability to provide care as caregiver health has been shown to impact the level of care that caregivers offer. Hence, interventions that reduce this psychological distress and facilitate caregivers' quality of life are needed. While there are existing resources to support and enable caregiving, more may need to be developed in order to prepare for the future.