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October 02, 2008
Stations, a new Virginia Tech study shows a downward trajectory of health among midlife adults caring for an elderly parent. Background on the study can be found at http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/story.php?relyear=2008&itemno=558
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Assistant Professor of Human Development and Gerontology Tina Savla led the study. Her group studied diaries of caregivers to learn about small, daily stresses related to such caregiving.
IN: It was absolutely evident…
RUNS: 21
OUT: … later physical health.
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Dr. Savla says we all know that big events…moving a parent into a nursing home for example…can cause major stress, but the daily or near-daily events add up.
IN: You know large…
RUNS: 26
OUT: … kind of accumulate.
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She says one reason for this stress is that caregiving is an add-on to the routines we become accustomed to in middle age.
IN: All the other…
RUNS: 20
OUT: … becomes more stressful.
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What to do? Dr. Savla says: don't try to do it all yourself.
IN: The best…
RUNS: 12
OUT: … volunteer organizations.
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She says assigning caretaker duties to others is not shirking your responsibilities.
IN: It's okay to say…
RUNS: 21
OUT: … up with someone.
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Feature package: (Suggested lead-in) A new Virginia Tech study shows a clear downward trajectory of the health of midlife adults caring for an elderly parent.
IN: Virginia Tech…
RUNS: 39
OUT: … at Virginia Tech.
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