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Coping with caring for someone with dementia
— reviewing the literature about men | | Author(s) | Kevin L Baker, Noelle Robertson |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 4, July 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, July 2008 |
| Pages | pp 413-422 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Men as carers ; Dementia ; Adjustment ; Stress ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | As the demographics of the population change, men are assuming increasingly important roles as caregivers, despite caregiving being perceived as a feminine activity. Research to date has described sex differences in caregiving and psychological outcomes. However, there appears to be little understanding of varying ways men may cope with the strains of caregiving. To this end, a systematic review of the literature was carried out to determine what is known about men coping with caring for someone with dementia. Of the 93 articles found, most reported research and interventions, with little detailed analysis of gender as a mediating variable for coping. Four articles reported findings on sex differences in coping and burden. Of the nine articles that reported exclusively on men caregivers, only one generated quantitative data within an explicit framework of stress, appraisal and coping. Future research requires refinement and sophistication to address the role of gender in mediating appraisals of strain and coping responses to familial dementia care. The limitations of gender difference research and self-report methodologies are discussed along with their implications for interventions and suggestions for future research. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081010201 A |
| Classmark | P6:SG: EA: DR: QNH: 64A |
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