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Older husbands as caregivers
— factors associated with health and the intention to end home caregiving | | Author(s) | Francine Ducharme, Louise Lévesque, Lise Lachance |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 29, no 1, January 2007 |
| Pages | pp 3-31 |
| Keywords | Husbands as carers ; Stress ; Cross sectional surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Based on Perlin et al's 1990 stress and coping model, this multi-site study in four regions of Quebec, Canada aimed to determine the factors associated with the health of older husband caregivers and with their intention to end home caregiving for their wives. The results showed subjective stressors to be associated with outcomes. Role overload was linked to psychological distress and to lower self-perceived health, whereas role captivity was associated with psychological distress and the intention to end home caregiving. The likelihood of ceasing home caregiving increased when caregivers reported high relational deprivation. A high percentage of the variance in psychological distress was explained (51%). The quality of husband-wife relationships formerly, the frequency of disruptive behaviours, family conflicts and self-efficacy were associated with this variable. Self-efficacy had a mediating effect between subjective stressors and psychological distress, whereas the number of services received had a moderating effect on the intention to end home caregiving for husbands with high role captivity. This study provides avenues for interventions sensitive to male caregivers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070131204 A |
| Classmark | P6:SNA: QNH: 3KB: 7S |
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