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| An analysis of religiosity and exercise as predictors of support group attendance and caregiver burden while caring for a family member with Alzheimer's disease | | Author(s) | Nancy J Karlin |
| Journal title | Journal of Mental Health and Aging, vol 10 no 2, Summer 2004 |
| Pages | pp 99-106 |
| Keywords | Religion ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Exercise ; Stress ; Family care ; Dementia ; Self help organisations ; Usage [services] ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Caregiver religiosity and exercise are aspects of often overlooked by dementia research while remaining important factors within the dementia caregiver experience. Previous qualitative research findings on support group participation by the author and colleagues in 1999 have led the author to focus on religious components of the caregiving process in addition to exercise and various caregiver perceptions. Data was collected on the characteristics of 31 spouse and adult-child caregivers of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Questionnaire data provide the basis for a descriptive model for patient and caregiver (previous and current) religious needs. The data suggest subjects who indicate less involvement in organised and non-organised religious activity tend to report higher levels of overall burden. In addition, variables associated with exercise predict total caregiver burden. The present findings suggest that a lack of involvement in organised and non-organised religious activity, as well as lack of exercise during a period of caregiving, predicts higher levels of burden. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050606203 A |
| Classmark | TR: EX: CEA: QNH: P6:SJ: EA: PQ: QLD: 49: 7T |
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