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8185858

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
The authors examined the relationships between family caregivers' construal of their preillness affection for and cohesiveness with an Alzheimer's disease (AD) patient and subsequent cardiovascular functioning. Scale validation demonstrated the psychometric properties. In a study conducted 2 years later, 31 family caregivers of AD victims performed stress-inducing tasks while cardiovascular activity was monitored. Path analyses revealed that caregivers relatively high in preillness affection for the AD patient were characterized by lower heart rate reactivity and resting diastolic blood pressure. In contrast, caregivers relatively high in preillness cohesion were characterized by higher resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure. These results suggest that caregivers' social relationships may play an important, although not always beneficial, role in cardiovascular regulation and health.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0882-7974
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
113-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Construals of preillness relationship quality predict cardiovascular response in family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease victims.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1228.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.