Pennsylvania’s Family Caregivers Conference - November 7, 2008
8:00am to 4:00pm at the Wildwood Conference Center on the HACC Harrisburg Campus
Designed to to educate, support, empower and speak up for Pennsylvanians who care for loved ones with a chronic illness, disability or the frailties of old age.
Click here to find out more information and to register.


Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire

How are you?

Caregivers are often so concerned with caring for their relative's needs that they lose sight of their own wellbeing. Please take just a moment to answer the following questions. Once you have answered the questions, click the Receive Evaluation Response button for your self-evaluation.

During the past week or so, I have...

Your Responses

1. Had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing.

Yes:

No:

2. Felt that I couldn't leave my relative alone.

Yes:

No:

3. Had difficulty making decisions.

Yes:

No:

4. Felt completely overwhelmed.

Yes:

No:

5. Felt useful and needed.

Yes:

No:

6. Felt lonely.

Yes:

No:

7. Been upset that my relative has changed so much from his/her former self.

Yes:

No:

8. Felt a loss of privacy and/or personal time.

Yes:

No:

9. Been edgy or irritable.

Yes:

No:

10. Had sleep disturbed because of caring for my relative.

Yes:

No:

11. Had a crying spell(s).

Yes:

No:

12. Felt strained between work and family responsibilities.

Yes:

No:

13. Had back pain.

Yes:

No:

14. Felt ill (headaches, stomach problems or common cold).

Yes:

No:

15. Been satisfied with the support my family has given me.

Yes:

No:

16. Found my relative's living situation to be inconvenient or a barrier to care.

Yes:

No:

17. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being "not stressful" to 10 being "extremely stressful," please rate your current level of stress.

18. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being "very healthy" to 10 being "very ill," please rate your current health compared to what it was this time last year.