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| Carers of people aged over 50 with physical impairment, memory loss and dementia: a comparative study | | Author(s) | Hilary Schofield, Barbara Murphy, Helen E Herrman |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 18, part 3, May 1998 |
| Pages | pp 355-369 |
| Keywords | Family care ; Stress ; Quality of life ; Physical disabilities ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Dementia ; Australia. |
| Annotation | While studies investigating factors associated with carer burden suggest that intellectual impairment and behavioural disturbance in the care recipient are more demanding for the carer than physical impairment, comparative research findings are equivocal. Family carers of people with a long-term illness ir disability were identified through a survey of 26,000 households in Victoria, Australia. Three sub-samples were selected: 186 carers of relatives with physical impairment only, 182 carers of those with diagnosed memory loss, and 117 carers of those with diagnosed dementia. Carers of physically impaired relatives reported better health, greater life satisfaction, and less overload, negative affect, family conflict, anger and resentment than carers of those with intellectual impairment, whether labelled as dementia or not. Despite lower impairment levels in the care recipient, carers of those with undiagnosed memory loss reported more resentment about their caring role than carers of those with a diagnosed dementia. Some interventions suitable for carers experiencing caregiving as a burden are outlined. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981110404 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: QNH: F:59: BN: DB: EA: 7YA |
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