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Behavioral change in persons with dementia
— relationships with mental and physical health of caregivers | | Author(s) | Karen Hooker, Sally R Bowman, Deborah Padgett Coehlo |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 57B, no 5, September 2002 |
| Pages | pp P453-P460 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Symptoms ; Informal care ; Mental health [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The extent to which changes in behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in people with dementia were related to caregivers' mental and physical well-being are examined. Longitudinal analysis linking changes in behaviour in caregiver outcomes was based on 64 cases. Care recipients were assessed at the time of diagnosis with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). To provide information on the care recipient's behaviours, caregivers participated in an interview with the Modified Neuropsychiatric Inventory at diagnosis and follow-up. Caregivers also completed a battery of established instruments to measure stress appraisal, mental health, and perceptions of their physical health at follow-up. Results showed that the increases in problem behaviour for those living with people with dementia, along with residence status, were significant predictors of caregivers' mental health and also their physical health. However, these relationships were mediated through stress appraisal. Variables such as the MMSE score of the person with dementia, number of years caregiving, relationship status and educational level were not significant predictors of caregivers' health when behaviour change was in the model. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021107210 A |
| Classmark | EA: CT: P6: D: CC: 3J: 7T |
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