55% Of Caregivers Are Overwhelmed By Amount Of Care They Provide

From the Family Caregiver Alliance.

The American Psychological Association released results from its Stress in America survey earlier this month. The survey polls 1,226 U.S. residents, and 44% of respondents reported that their stress has increased over the past five years, and less than one-third of respondents believe they are doing an excellent or very good job at managing stress. Caregivers in the survey reported higher stress levels (6.5 on a scale of 10 as compared to 5.2 for the general public), and caregivers are also more likely to say they're doing a poor/fair job of practicing healthy behaviors, including managing stress (45% vs. 39%) and getting enough sleep (42% vs. 32%).