UMI  
ProQuest® Dissertations & Theses
The world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Learn more...
ProQuest  
 
 
Caregiver burnout: A critical review of the literature
by Cheng, Yi-Chuan, PsyD, ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, SAN DIEGO, 2005, 0 pages; 3199400
 

Abstract: Burnout is a complex multifaceted concept that affects aspects of caregivers' well-being, the quality of care, and the cost of human services. Research has emphasized multidimensional approaches (individual, interpersonal, and organizational) and has integrated burnout into a larger conceptual framework in order to develop a more comprehensive program of burnout prevention. This review evaluated the findings and overall quality of research that was conducted and published from 1993 to the present from a systematic perspective of informal caregivers, formal caregivers, and human services organizations. Individual factors contributing to caregiver burnout included gender, coping strategies, age, health, restricted activities, ability to cope, self-efficacy, religion, moral distress, sense of coherence, conflicts between personal belief and societal expectation, education, years of experience, and personality. Interpersonal contributing factors included social support, relationship with the care recipient, nature of illness and problem, duration of caregiving, interpretations of information, comparison with others, inequity in the relationship with the care recipients, and nature of the care recipients. Organizational contributing factors included relationship with healthcare professionals, accessibility of professional help, inequity in professional-organizational relations, compassion satisfaction, rotation, content of work, professional characteristics, working setting, and support at work. An overview of theoretical approaches was provided as a foundation for developing burnout prevention. In addition, an overview of research methods on burnout was discussed and provided guidelines of researching burnout prevention. The results indicated that there are advantages of utilizing multidimensional approaches to prevent burnout. However, there is a need to investigate and evaluate burnout preventions; from comprehensive and integrated perspectives. It is recommended to develop a comprehensive, continual, and integrated program on burnout prevention. A program includes a series of courses on assessment, education, skills training, supportive network, and interactive managerial leadership for particular needs among the levels of healthcare system: recipients, family caregivers, healthcare providers, and human service organizations. Furthermore, the open channel of communication that is vertical and horizontal in the healthcare system is crucial to prevent burnout through sharing valuable feedback and suggestions from one another. Hence, a comprehensive, continual, and integrated healthcare system can provide a higher quality of services for each person, family, and society.

 
Advisor: Lawson, Gary W.
School: ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, SAN DIEGO
Source: DAI-B 66/12, p. 6915, Jun 2006
Source Type: PsyD
Subjects: Psychotherapy; Occupational psychology
Publication Number: 3199400
     
Adobe PDF Access the complete dissertation:
 

» Find an electronic copy at your library.
  Use the link below to access a full citation record of this graduate work:
  http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl%3furl_ver=Z39.88-2004%26res_dat=xri:pqdiss%26rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation%26rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3199400
  If your library subscribes to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database, you may be entitled to a free electronic version of this graduate work. If not, you will have the option to purchase one, and access a 24 page preview for free (if available).

 
 
 

About ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
With over 2.3 million records, the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database is the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world. It is the database of record for graduate research.

The database includes citations of graduate works ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester. Of the 2.3 million graduate works included in the database, ProQuest offers more than 1.9 million in full text formats. Of those, over 860,000 are available in PDF format. More than 60,000 dissertations and theses are added to the database each year.

If you have questions, please feel free to visit the ProQuest Web site - http://www.il.proquest.com - or call ProQuest Hotline Customer Support at 1-800-521-3042.



Copyright © 2007 ProQuest. All rights reserved. Terms and Conditions

ProQuest