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| Contributors to and mediators of psychological well-being for informal caregivers | | Author(s) | Mary Ellen Yates, Sharon Tennstedt, Bei-Hung Chang |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 54B, no 1, January 1999 |
| Pages | pp P12-P22 |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Stress ; Well being ; Personal relationships ; Physical disabilities ; Mathematical models. |
| Annotation | The relationship between caregiving stress and caregiver well-being is explored in a representative American community sample of disabled older people and their informal caregivers. The direct and indirect effects of stressors and potential mediators on the outcome of caregiver psychological well-being, as measured by depression, were examined using path analysis. Potential mediators of the primary stressors on depression included mastery, emotional support, quality of relationship between the caregiver and the care recipient, formal service use, and role overload. Findings indicate that the caregiving stressors (needs for care) led to caregiver depression indirectly through their effect on hours of care provided, and the resulting caregiver perception of role overload. Quality of the caregiver/care recipient relationship mediated the relationship of the caregiving stressors and caregiver overload and depression. Finally, regardless of the level of primary stressor, caregivers with high levels of mastery or emotional support were at lower risk of depression. These findings can be used to inform the design of proactive caregiver interventions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990423001 A |
| Classmark | P6: QNH: D:F:5HH: DS: BN: 3LM |
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