About 29 per cent caregivers comprising son, daughter-in-law, daughter and son-in-law in the family felt moderate to severe ‘burden of care-giving of an elder’, reveals a survey by Helpage India. AdvertisingFindings of the survey on elderly abuse in different states and Union Territories of India were released ahead of the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which is on June 15, on Friday. The findings revealed that of these, 15 per cent felt a severe burden of caregiving of the elderly. Upto 82 per cent of the caregivers adopted certain strategies to cope up with/reduce caregivers’ burden. As many as 53 per cent caregivers express their anger and accept frustration by writing down their feelings.

Source: Indian Express June 15, 2019 06:22 UTC