Abstract
Stress created in the caregiver of the older adult is an area of health care generally neglected by researchers in the past. Family caregivers of disabled older adults have been ignored by health care professionals even though they are the hub around which the future of the patient revolves (Sanford, 1975). If the stressors experienced by family caregivers of older adults were identified, families could be prepared to anticipate problem areas and assisted to cope with them. Some problems that have been identified that cause stress in family caregivers include: level of disability; fecal and urinary incontinence; caretakers' health; finances; and safety problems (Archbold, 1980; Goldstein, Regnery, & Wellin, 1981; Sanford, 1975; Schneider, 1977).
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