“Don’t tell me I’m going to feel joy”: The emotional burden of informal caregivers of patients with a fragility fracture discharged from a rehabilitation hospital
Authors' conclusion
Our study demonstrates the multifaceted nature of caregivers' emotional burden and highlights the pressures felt by caregivers of fragility fracture patients to take on caregiving roles without complaint or assistance.
Study context
- Population
- Primary caregivers of patients discharged from a rehabilitation hospital following a fragility fracture19 females · 13 males
- Participants
- 32 participants
- Outcome
- Emotional experience of caring for someone after a fragility fracture
Methodological detailsphenomenological approach, individual interviews
- Phenomenological approach
- Individual interviews
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Emotional experience of caregiving
- Emotional experience of caregiving was complex, with tensions internally and with care recipients, exacerbated by multiple pressures to adopt the caregiver role
- Caregivers often felt reluctant to voice displeasure or ask for help, exacerbating their burden and reinforcing a sense that they must suffer in silence
Original publication
“Don’t tell me I’m going to feel joy”: The emotional burden of informal caregivers of patients with a fragility fracture discharged from a rehabilitation hospital. Osteoporos Int. Published 21 May 2026. doi:10.
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