Anticipating an Easier Day: Effects of Adult Day Services on Daily Cortisol and Stress

摘要

Purpose of the Study:Family caregivers experience high levels of stress that place them at risk for poor health outcomes. We explore whether an intervention which lowers caregivers’ daily exposure to stressors, adult day services (ADS), leads to improved regulation of the stress hormone, cortisol, which has implications for health and well-being.