The Stress Process of Family Caregiving in Institutional Settings

Adapts Stress Process Model (SPM) of family caregiving to examine predictors of depression in a sample of caregivers (N=133) with demented relatives residing in suburban skilled nursing facilities. Results suggest that caregiver depression is closely linked to how well resident and caregiver adjust...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 2001-08, Vol.41 (4), p.462-473
Main Authors: Whitlatch, Carol J, Schur, Dorothy, Noelker, Linda S, Ejaz, Farida K, Looman, Wendy J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adjustment
Adjustment (to Environment)
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease - nursing
Alzheimer Disease - psychology
Attitude Measures
Caregiver Burden
Caregiver Role
Caregivers
Caregivers - psychology
Cleveland, Ohio
Cost of Illness
Dementia
Depression (Psychology)
Depression - diagnosis
Families & family life
Family Caregivers
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Influences
Institutionalization (Persons)
Male
Nursing Homes
Older Adults
Placement
Risk Factors
Stress
Stress Variables
Stress, Psychological - complications
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Summary:Adapts Stress Process Model (SPM) of family caregiving to examine predictors of depression in a sample of caregivers (N=133) with demented relatives residing in suburban skilled nursing facilities. Results suggest that caregiver depression is closely linked to how well resident and caregiver adjust to the nursing home environment. (BF)
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/41.4.462