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Institutionalization of demented elderly — the role of caregiver characteristics
Author(s)	Anne Margriet Pot, Dorly J H Deeg, Cees P M Knipscheer
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 3, March 2001
Pages	pp 273-280
Keywords	Dementia ; Institutional accommodation ; Informal care ; Personality ; Stress ; Netherlands.
Annotation	Three sets of caregiver characteristics were examined with respect to their explanatory value for institutionalisation of demented older people living in or near Amsterdam: commitment to the caregiving relationship, psychological distress, and personality traits. Logistic regression analysis was used to test whether these caregiver characteristics were risk factors for institutionalisation. Results showed the importance of commitment to the caregiving relationship, indicated by type of relationship between caregiver and care recipient. Those cared for by a non-spouse were more likely to be institutionalised as compared to those cared for by spouses. For non-spouse caregivers, being more extrovert increased the likelihood of institutional placement. These findings are in agreement with the assumption that non-spouses are less strongly committed to the caregiving relationship as compared to spouses. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010406203 A
Classmark	EA: KV: P6: DK: QNH: 76H
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