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Predicting longitudinal patterns of psychological distress in older husband caregivers
— further analysis of existing data | | Author(s) | Louise Lévesque, Francine Ducharme, Steven H Zarit |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 3, May 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, May 2008 |
| Pages | pp 333-342 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Husbands as carers ; Stress ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Further analysis of existing data from a previous longitudinal study of older husband caregivers in the Province of Quebec, Canada sought to determine whether primary objective and subjective stressors drawn from Pearlin's model of caregiving could predict three patterns of psychological distress observed in the sample over 1 year: stable high (n=115), stable low (n=44) and rising (n=46). Results of discriminant function analyses show that subjective stressors (level of role overload, role captivity and relational deprivation) at baseline distinguished the stable low group of husbands from the stable high. The results suggest that there is considerable stability over time. Many husband caregivers report high psychological distress and need help, whereas there is a need of preventive interventions to keep psychological distress low. Implications for singular interventions that target specific factors according to group membership are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081124206 A |
| Classmark | P6:SNA: QNH: 3J: 7S |
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