Article at About on the effects of being a caregiver on someone's health

An article at About.com titled - Why Being a Caregiver is Hard on Your Health - discusses something that I think anyone that has been a caregiver for a while already knew, but it's still interesting to read about.

The article starts out with:

In a study of the effects of stress on caregivers' health, researchers at the University of Arkansas found a surprising link between the type of assistance caregivers provide and the amount of stress they report.

And covers information on what causes the stress and so forth. Worth checking out rather you are a caregiver or interested in what makes being one so difficult.