Stress and family functioning among caregivers of persons with Parkinson's disease.

摘要: This study investigated components of caregiving that cause distress among Parkinson's caregivers and explored relationships between stress family functioning. Fifty completed two self-report measures designed to assess caregiver characteristics the environment. Differences in terms environment were found who reported high low stress. Certain aspects be more distressing than others, demographic related Duration was not there no differences based on duration. These results have implications for clinical practice development interventions caregivers.