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The psychological and physical costs of caregiving — the Canadian Study of Health and Aging
Author(s)	Norm O'Rourke, Holly Tuokko
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 19, no 4, December 2000
Pages	pp 389-404
Keywords	Dementia ; Informal care ; Health [elderly] ; Stress ; Depression ; Canada.
Annotation	118 people with dementia and their caregivers were randomly identified as part of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging. This study examines the interrelationship between demographic and illness variables relative to various outcomes of caregiving. Two pairings of canonical variates emerge as significantly correlated. The first suggests an underlying affective construct related to activities of daily living (ADLs) and problematic behaviours. The second reflects a caregiver health construct composed of demographic variables, depressive affect, and diagnosis of the care recipient. These findings suggest that negative caregiving outcomes may arise within distinct affective and physical health domains. Illness would appear to manifest within either system, where a predisposition exists among caregivers faced with specific stressors. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001213202 A
Classmark	EA: P6: CC: QNH: ENR: 7S
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