Hcs 438 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Statistical Information
Thomas Porter
HCS-438
February 21, 2011
Jeanette May
Statistical Information
In choosing caregiver statistics, it is with the intent to familiarize and inform about the staggering numbers of those who are informal or unpaid caregivers on a national level. With baby boomers turning of age, it appears that the need for care givers will increase with those turning of age. “Informal caregiver and family caregiver are terms that refer to unpaid individuals such as family members, friends and neighbors who provide care. These individuals can be primary or secondary care givers, full time or part time, and can live with the person being cared for or live separately”, (Fradkin, & Heath 1992) and (McConnell & Riggs, 1994).
Depending on the definitions and criteria used, …show more content…
S., Well Being of Caregivers: The Economic Issues of Caregivers, in New Caregiver Research. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry. Orlando, FL. Data from the 1987/1988 National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), 2000. Retrieved on February 20, 2011 from http://www.caregiver.org.
Bennett, J. O., Briggs, W.L., and Triola, M.F. (2009). Statistical Reasoning for everyday life, Third Edition
Donelan, K., Hill, C.A., Hoffman, C., Scoles, K., Feldman, P.H., Levine, C., and Gould, D. 2002. Challenged to Care: Informal Caregivers in a Changing Health System. Health Affairs 21:222-231. Retrieved on February 20, 2011 from http://www.caregiver.org.
Fradkin, L.G. and Heath, A. Caregiving of Older Adults. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc., 1992. Retrieved on February 20, 2011 from http://www.caregiver.org.
Health and Human Services. Informal Caregiving: Compassion in Action. Washington DC: Department of Health and Human Services. Based on data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH, 1998). Retrieved on February 20, 2011 from
Thomas Porter
HCS-438
February 21, 2011
Jeanette May
Statistical Information
In choosing caregiver statistics, it is with the intent to familiarize and inform about the staggering numbers of those who are informal or unpaid caregivers on a national level. With baby boomers turning of age, it appears that the need for care givers will increase with those turning of age. “Informal caregiver and family caregiver are terms that refer to unpaid individuals such as family members, friends and neighbors who provide care. These individuals can be primary or secondary care givers, full time or part time, and can live with the person being cared for or live separately”, (Fradkin, & Heath 1992) and (McConnell & Riggs, 1994).
Depending on the definitions and criteria used, …show more content…
S., Well Being of Caregivers: The Economic Issues of Caregivers, in New Caregiver Research. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry. Orlando, FL. Data from the 1987/1988 National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), 2000. Retrieved on February 20, 2011 from http://www.caregiver.org.
Bennett, J. O., Briggs, W.L., and Triola, M.F. (2009). Statistical Reasoning for everyday life, Third Edition
Donelan, K., Hill, C.A., Hoffman, C., Scoles, K., Feldman, P.H., Levine, C., and Gould, D. 2002. Challenged to Care: Informal Caregivers in a Changing Health System. Health Affairs 21:222-231. Retrieved on February 20, 2011 from http://www.caregiver.org.
Fradkin, L.G. and Heath, A. Caregiving of Older Adults. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, Inc., 1992. Retrieved on February 20, 2011 from http://www.caregiver.org.
Health and Human Services. Informal Caregiving: Compassion in Action. Washington DC: Department of Health and Human Services. Based on data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH, 1998). Retrieved on February 20, 2011 from