Caregiving For Those At End Of Life Rewarding Despite Challenges, Survey Finds

Family or friends served as informal caregivers to almost three-quarters of disabled older adults living in the community during their final year of life, according to an article in the January 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. More than two-thirds of these caregivers found their role rewarding despite providing more than 40 hours of care per week and making little use of caregiver-focused supportive services.

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