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| Family functioning in the caregivers of patients with dementia | | Author(s) | Alison M Heru, Christine E Ryan, Asma Iqbal |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 6, June 2004 |
| Pages | pp 533-537 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Family care ; Stress ; Dementia ; Family relationships ; Quality of life ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The marital relationship has been suggested as a mediational model through which variables influence caregivers and contribute to the experience of burden or reward. In this US study 38 caregivers (63% female, mean age 62) of out-patients with dementia (mean age 73) completed self-report questionnaires. The average number of caregiver years was 3.1. Caregivers were more likely to be spouses (61%) than children (29%) or other relatives (11%). Although the caregivers reported that their relatives were moderately disabled, they perceived more reward than burden. Caregivers who reported poor family functioning had higher ratings of strain and burden. Family functioning in these caregivers was poorest in the dimensions of affective responsiveness, problem solving and communication, but it was also impaired in roles and affective involvement. Thus, assessing a family's functioning may be an important factor in the care of the dementia patient and his/her family. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040720202 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: QNH: EA: DS:SJ: F:59: 7T |
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