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Coping with the caregiving role
— differences between primary and secondary caregivers of dependant elderly people | | Author(s) | Ana Barbosa, Daniela Figueiredo, Liliana Sousa, Sara Demain |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 15, no 4, May 2011 |
| Pages | pp 490-499 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Family care ; Stress ; Portugal. |
| Annotation | This cross-sectional study from Portugal aimed to analyse and compare the use and effectiveness of coping strategies of primary and secondary informal caregivers of dependent older people living at home. A sample of 180 informal caregivers of dependent older people - 90 primary and 90 secondary caregivers - was obtained. The study was conducted in the district of Aveiro, Portugal. Study findings suggested that emotion-cognitive strategies are less efficient for secondary caregivers (e.g. drawing on personal or religious beliefs). Common problem-solving strategies adopted by both types of caregivers involved relying on their own experience and expertise and addressing and finding a solution to the problem. Neither group were highly efficient at managing care-related stress, but both identified benefits from taking time off or maintaining interests outside of caregiving. These findings can guide professionals in targeting and monitoring interventions aiming to develop effective strategies to help informal caregivers to cope under stress. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110801008 A |
| Classmark | P6: P6:SJ: QNH: 76T |
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