{"id":445,"date":"2015-04-22T02:26:17","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T02:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/hinsdale\/?p=445"},"modified":"2018-07-20T13:57:17","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T13:57:17","slug":"does-caregiver-stress-lead-to-increased-anti-anxiety-drug-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/20\/illinois\/hinsdale\/blog\/does-caregiver-stress-lead-to-increased-anti-anxiety-drug-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Does caregiver stress lead to increased anti-anxiety drug use?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <em>PharmaTimes<\/em> story revealed that the stress associated with providing unpaid care for a sick or disabled adult is leading to a 29 percent greater use of anti-anxiety medicines among such <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pharmatimes.com\/Article\/13-08-16\/Anxiety_drug_use_29_higher_among_caregivers_US_study.aspx\">caregivers<\/a>, compared those who do not provide such care, according to research from pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Express Scripts.. An estimated 42 million Americans serve as a caregiver to a relative or friend, and that number will grow significantly as the boomer population ages.<\/p>\n<p>The study noted that \u201cUse of medications to treat conditions for which stress is the common denominator &#8211; including high blood pressure, depression, anxiety and ulcers &#8211; is higher among caregivers, with the widest difference seen in the use of medicines to treat anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-873\" src=\"\/20\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2016\/12\/chill_pill-150x140.jpeg\" alt=\"chill_pill\" width=\"150\" height=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The study also reveals that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>while <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pharmatimes.com\/Article\/13-08-16\/Anxiety_drug_use_29_higher_among_caregivers_US_study.aspx\">antidepressants<\/a> must be taken as prescribed in order to provide a benefit, adherence rates for caregivers who use such medicines are relatively worse than for non-caregivers, at 67% versus 73%, respectively. And across all health conditions, 64% of caregivers are adherent to their medication therapy, compared to 68% of non-caregivers;<\/li>\n<li>caregivers are more likely to rate themselves in poorer health compared to non-caregivers (15% vs 12%) and as being unhappy (5.3% vs 3.5%);<\/li>\n<li>only one in five caregivers reside in the same household as the patients in their care, with 52% living within 15 miles of their primary care recipient and another 27% living more than 15 miles away; and<\/li>\n<li>approximately one-third of all caregivers in the US provide for more than one person, while two-thirds are providing care for a patient, older relative, sibling or friend, as opposed to a spouse or adult child.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Caregiver stress is a serious problem, but one that can be minimized by delegating more responsibility to trained home care aides.\u00a0 If anxiety and stress diminish a caregiver\u2019s ability to provide assistance to a loved one in the home, both parties are at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Call Assisting Hands for help at:\u00a0 <strong>(630) 407-1932\u00a0Hinsdale; or (630) 352-3656 Naperville. <\/strong>Or visit<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/naperville\/\">assistinghands.com\/naperville<\/a>\/<\/strong><strong> or\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/hinsdale\/\">assistinghands.com\/hinsdale<\/a>\/<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A PharmaTimes story revealed that the stress associated with providing unpaid care for a sick or disabled adult is leading to a 29 percent greater use of anti-anxiety medicines among such caregivers, compared those who do not provide such care, according to research from pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Express Scripts.. 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