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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-21
pubmed:abstractText
Based on the stress and coping model of Lazarus and Folkman, the aim of this comparative study was to determine whether the caregiving experience of the caregivers of an institutionalized demented relative is different from the one of the caregivers whose relative does not suffer from dementia. Five dimensions of the caregiving experience were considered: stressors, cognitive appraisal of the stressors, social support, coping strategies and well-being. The sample consisted of primary caregivers of a demented and a nondemented relative. Results revealed that the caregivers of a demented relative were exposed to more stressors than the caregivers of a nondemented relative. Functional impairment as well as depressive behaviors were appraised as more disturbing. According to MANCOVA analysis, formal and informal social support seems to play a protective role in the psychological distress of the caregivers of a demented relative. There was no difference between the two groups with regard to their coping strategies. Overall, the caregivers of a demented relative seemed to experience some dimensions of caregiving in a different way compared with their counterparts, and the nature of dementia in itself helps to explain this difference.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0193-9459
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
472-91; discussion 491-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Activities of Daily Living, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Adaptation, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Caregivers, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Dementia, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Family, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Geriatric Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Health Status, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Institutionalization, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Nursing Methodology Research, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Quebec, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Social Support, pubmed-meshheading:11512166-Stress, Psychological
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Is there a difference between family caregiving of institutionalized elders with or without dementia?
pubmed:affiliation
Faculté des Sciences Infirmières, Université de Montréal.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't