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| The experience of primary and secondary caregivers caring for the same adult with Alzheimer's disease | | Author(s) | Michel Bédard, Debbie Raney, William Molloy |
| Journal title | Journal of Mental Health and Aging, vol 7, no 2, Summer 2001 |
| Pages | pp 287-296 |
| Keywords | Spouses as carers ; Children [offspring] as carers ; Attitude ; Stress ; Dementia ; Comparison ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The authors of this Canadian study contrasted the experiences of 63 pairs of primary and secondary caregivers (here, respectively, spouses as carers and children as carers) caring for older people with Alzheimer's disease (AD), to better understand the nature of the burden experienced by each group. Primary and secondary caregivers appraised independence in activities of daily living (ADLs) and behavioural problems of care recipients as similar. However, primary caregivers' burden was 10 points higher on the Zarit Burden Scale than secondary caregivers. This difference in burden varied according to the burden domain examined. Whereas behaviour problems best predicted burden for primary caregiver, age of care recipients best predicted burden for secondary caregivers. Multivariate regressions explained 63% of burden for primary caregivers and 22% for secondary caregivers. The burden experienced by primary and secondary caregivers varied, despite similar appraisal of care recipients' limitations. Interventions aimed at alleviating burden need to consider these differences. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010927206 A |
| Classmark | P6:SN: P6:SS: DP: QNH: EA: 48: 7S |
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