Informal caregivers of clients with neurological conditions: profiles, patterns and risk factors for distress from a home care prevalence study.

Background: Individuals living in the community with neurological conditions receive the majority of their care from informal caregivers. The purpose of this project was to provide a profile of caregivers of home care clients with neurological conditions. The study also examined prevalence of caregiver distress and the association between neurological conditions and other client and caregiver characteristics with distress.