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| The impact on the wife of caring for a physically ill spouse | | Author(s) | Eleanor Ross, Jane E Graydon |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 9, no 4, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 23-35 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Women as carers ; Husbands ; Respiratory tract diseases ; Health [elderly] ; Emotions ; Stress. |
| Annotation | Few studies have investigated the impact of caring for a physically ill partner on the wife. The aim of this study was to understand the impact on the wife of having a husband with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by determining the extent to which her mood was related to the stress of caregiving, her health and social support, and the extent of her husband's illness. In order to separate the impact of having an ill husband from age-related changes, two groups of spouses were recruited: 26 wives of men with COPD, and 26 wives of healthy men. Findings showed that the mood of the wives of husbands with COPD was influenced by their levels of stress and social support, whereas the mood of the wives of healthy men was influenced by the woman's own health status. The study concluded that future research should be aimed at further identifying and quantifying the effects of caregiving on wives, with the ultimate goal of developing interventions. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971201402 A |
| Classmark | P6:SH: SNA: CN: CC: DL: QNH |
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