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Positive aspects in caregiving — an overlooked variable in research
Author(s)	C A Cohen, D Pushkar Gold, K I Shulman
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 13, no 3, Fall 1994
Pages	pp 378-391
Keywords	Dementia ; Informal care ; Psychology [care] ; Literature reviews ; Canada.
Annotation	This paper reviews the different concepts and measures of positive aspects of caregiving that have been used in previous studies. It describes the use of a simple measure of "enjoyable aspects of caregiving" used in a large longitudinal Canadian study of dementia care in the community. The measure attained significant test-retest reliability and significantly correlated with caregiver burden and health. It also predicted caregiver desire to institutionalise the care recipient at three different periods but not actual institutionalisation. The paper calls for greater use of measures related to positive aspects of caregiving and a better understanding of how these measures relate to one another and to outcomes. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-970821238 A
Classmark	EA: P6: QN: 64A: 7S
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