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| The influence of stressors, appraisal and personal conditions on the burden of spousal caregivers of persons with dementia | | Author(s) | M A G van den Wijngaart, M J F J Vernooij-Dassen, A J A Felling |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 11, no 6, November 2007 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, November 2007 |
| Pages | pp 626-636 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Spouses as carers ; Stress ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Adjustment ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | The main and mediating influences of stressors, a caregiver's appraisal, coping, personal conditions and social resources on the burden of dementia caregivers were explored in a sample of 95 spousal caregivers of non-institutionalised people with dementia. A path analytic approach was used to test the conceptual model. The most important factors that were related to burden were the social and behavioural problems of the person with dementia; perceiving the caregiver role as a threat; perceived instrumental support; and the caregiver's functional health status and self-efficacy. The results showed no support for the mediating role of appraisal and coping on the relationship between the demands of the caregiving situation and burden. Although insufficient support was found for the empirical tenability of the hypothesised model, the study revealed some new findings of practical interest. The relationships found suggest it might be possible to reduce the caregiving burden by improving the social functioning of the person with dementia, the caregiver's perceptions and the caregiver's capacity to function in daily life. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080327214 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SN: QNH: DA: 4C: DR: 76H |
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