Stressors and well-being among caregivers to older adults with dementia: the in-home versus nursing home experience
Female; Humans; Male; Aged; Middle Aged; Mental Health; Multivariate Analysis; Analysis of Variance; Homes for the Aged; Nursing Homes; Stress; Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support; Comparative Study; Psychological/etiology; Home Nursing/psychology; Alzheimer Disease/nursing
We examined differences in stressors and well-being for caregivers who care for a relative with dementia at home and those who had placed their relative in a nursing home. The groups did not differ in depression or somatic complaints, but nursing home caregivers had fewer social and interpersonal disruptions. Controlling for caregiving problems, nursing home caregivers reported more stressors due to ADL (activities of daily living) assistance, their relatives' behavioral and cognitive functioning, and lack of caregiving support from family and friends.
1991
Stephens MA; Kinney JM; Ogrocki PK
The Gerontologist
1991
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1093/geront/31.2.217" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1093/geront/31.2.217</a>
Sources of stress for family caregivers of institutionalized dementia patients
Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Middle Aged; Professional-Family Relations; Health Facility Environment; Institutionalization; Nursing Homes; Stress; Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support; Caregivers/psychology; Alzheimer Disease/psychology; Psychological/etiology; Home Nursing/psychology; Ohio
Although many caregivers place their relative in a nursing home in an attempt to reduce their own burden, caregiving stress often continues after institutionalization. This research examined sources of stress for 66 caregivers who cared for their impaired relative at home and later placed that individual in a nursing home. We hypothesized that although these caregivers no longer had primary responsibility for direct care, they would continue to experience distress because of the stressors associated with the nursing home. Results ran counter to our expectations. Although many caregivers reported stressors related to nursing home care, stressors stemming from the patient's Alzheimer's disease (AD) symptoms accounted for more variance in caregivers' levels of anxiety and depression, and in the quality of their interpersonal relations. Even though caregivers were assisted in their caregiving responsibilities by the nursing home staff, their relative's AD symptoms continued to prompt distress.
1991
Stephens MA; Ogrocki PK; Kinney JM
Journal Of Applied Gerontology
1991
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Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/073346489101000307" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1177/073346489101000307</a>