Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Predictors of the Psychological Well-Being of Primary Caregivers Living With a Demented Relative: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study

Predictors of the Psychological Well-Being of Primary Caregivers Living With a Demented Relative:... This 1-year follow-up study aimed to examine the predictors of change in psychologicalwell-being, using two negative indicators (psychological distress and negative feelings aboutthe caregiver role) and two positive indicators (positive feelings about the caregiver role andpositive affect) of well-being. The sample consisted of primary caregivers (n = 180) cohabitingwith a demented relative. Four variables were involved in predictive relationships with psychological well-being The first variable, appraisal of the disturbance from dysfunctional behaviorsat Time 1, was selectively predictive of an increase in the two negative indicators over a year.The second and third variables, increased conflicts in the exchange of informal support and lessfrequent informal support at Time 1, were predictive of an increase in psychological distress.The fourth variable, frequent use of affective-stimulative dementia management strategies atTime 1, appeared to predict an increase in the two positive indicators of well-being. Knowledgeof these four predictors can be useful in designing interventions that target the improvement ofwell-being. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Gerontology SAGE

Predictors of the Psychological Well-Being of Primary Caregivers Living With a Demented Relative: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study

Download PDF
19 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/sage/predictors-of-the-psychological-well-being-of-primary-caregivers-vdfZ1poOEq

References (36)

Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
Copyright © by SAGE Publications
ISSN
0733-4648
eISSN
1552-4523
DOI
10.1177/073346489801700211
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

This 1-year follow-up study aimed to examine the predictors of change in psychologicalwell-being, using two negative indicators (psychological distress and negative feelings aboutthe caregiver role) and two positive indicators (positive feelings about the caregiver role andpositive affect) of well-being. The sample consisted of primary caregivers (n = 180) cohabitingwith a demented relative. Four variables were involved in predictive relationships with psychological well-being The first variable, appraisal of the disturbance from dysfunctional behaviorsat Time 1, was selectively predictive of an increase in the two negative indicators over a year.The second and third variables, increased conflicts in the exchange of informal support and lessfrequent informal support at Time 1, were predictive of an increase in psychological distress.The fourth variable, frequent use of affective-stimulative dementia management strategies atTime 1, appeared to predict an increase in the two positive indicators of well-being. Knowledgeof these four predictors can be useful in designing interventions that target the improvement ofwell-being.

Journal

Journal of Applied Gerontology – SAGE

Published: Jun 1, 1998

There are no references for this article.