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Understanding burden differences between men and women caregivers
— the contribution of care-recipient problem behaviors | | Author(s) | Michel Bédard, Rylee Kuzik, Lori Chambers |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 17, no 1, March 2005 |
| Pages | pp 99-118 |
| Source | http://journals.cambridge.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Men as carers ; Women as carers ; Stress ; Canada. |
| Annotation | It was hypothesised that women caregivers would report more burden than men caregivers, irrespective of care recipient; also that women as carers would report greater difficulties with problem behaviours than men as carers. A sample of 557 Canadian primary caregivers of community-dwelling individuals referred to a memory clinic was used. All care recipients had a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (NINCDS-ADRDA). Data on care recipient function, caregiver attributes, external supports and caregiver burden were obtained on the first visit. Hierarchical regression models were used to determine the contribution of gender, after controlling for care recipient status, caregiver attributes and external supports. This model explained 46% of the variability of the caregiver "role burden", with care recipient problem behaviours and dependence in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). The caregiver/care recipient gender interaction explained an additional 4% of the variance, women caring for men scored 5.61 higher on the burden scale than other caregivers. Specific problem behaviours (e.g. anger) were more problematic for women caregivers than men. These results indicate that the experience of men and women caregivers may be different, despite seemingly identical circumstances, and highlight the need for interventions geared to the specific needs of women caregivers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050609203 A |
| Classmark | EA: EP: P6:SG: P6:SH: QNH: 7S |
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