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| Personal orientation as a predictor of caregiver strain | | Author(s) | C R Goodman, S H Zarit, V L Steiner |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 1, no 2, May 1997 |
| Pages | pp 149-157 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Family care ; Stress ; Personality ; Measurement ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The authors examined how personal orientation affects the relationship between primary care-related stressors and primary appraisal stressors for caregivers, in interviews with 245 primary caregivers of relatives with dementia. ADL (activities of daily living) impairment, memory problems and behaviour problems were used as stressor measures. Time and energy strain, and emotional strain were used as criterion variables. Two aspects of personal orientations - competence, and commitment in the caregiving relationship - were also included. Time and energy strain was associated with commitment, competence and ADLs, whereas emotional strain was related to commitment, competence and behaviour problems. Care-related stressors and personal orientation simultaneously contributed to the perception of care giver strain. Findings suggest that personal orientation in caregiving may be an important contextual factor in examining caregiver strain. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970529006 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: QNH: DK: 3R: 7T |
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