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Variability in daily events and mood of family caregivers to cognitively impaired elders
Author(s)	Eileen E Malonebeach, Steven H Zarit, Dena Farbman
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 41, no 2, 1995
Pages	pp 151-167
Keywords	Family care ; Emotions ; Social interaction ; Stress ; Cognitive impairment ; Behaviour disorders ; Cluster analysis ; Correlation ; United States of America.
Annotation	This study explores the relationship of daily mood and daily events in a caregiving context. 43 family caregivers to demented elders kept fourteen-day diaries of: caregiving activities; disruptive patient behaviours; and daily mood. Independent raters and cluster analysis supported the hypothesis of three mood patterns. Differences among the three clusters in the relationship of mood and daily caregiving events were explored. The findings indicate that some caregivers are highly distressed by caregiving demands, some report moderate levels of distress, and others show no relationship between mood and daily events. The varied patterns support an individual differences approach to understanding caregiving and in the design of interventions.
Accession Number	CPA-970425022 A
Classmark	P6:SJ: DL: TMA: QNH: E4: EP: 3YB: 49: 7T
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