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The "Caring Giver": Emotional Caregiving in the Setting of Essential Tremor
Ruby Hickman1, Maria Anna Zdrodowska1, Sarah Kellner1
1Division of Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Introduction:
Essential tremor (ET) is a common neurological disorder associated with functional impairment. Emerging evidence shows that some ET caregivers experience burden, but the unique interpersonal aspects of caregiving in the context of ET have not been fully examined.
Research Design:
Open-ended questions were administered to 98 ET care-recipient-caregiver dyads. Responses were analyzed using conventional content analysis.
Results:
The unique visibility of disability and feelings of embarrassment that occur with ET prompts caregivers to be highly attuned to care-recipient emotions. Providing companionship, promoting independence, and reducing embarrassment are three themes we found that describe the ET caregiving experience.
Discussion:
Caregiving in ET often goes beyond aiding with activities of daily living; it has a significant emotional component especially in relation to independence and embarrassment. Future studies on caregiving in ET and conditions in which disability is visible should consider using a definition of caregiving that includes emotional caregiving.
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