Stressful Situations in Caregiving: Relations Between Caregiver Coping and Well-Being

We examined ways in which caregivers cope with stressful caregiving situations and the relations between coping strategies and caregivers' psychosocial well-being. Respondents were 58 family caregivers to patients discharged from a rehabilitation hospital. Caregivers identified a recent stressf...

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Published in:Psychology and aging 1988-06, Vol.3 (2), p.208-209
Main Authors: Stephens, Mary Ann Parris, Norris, Virginia K, Kinney, Jennifer M, Ritchie, Susan W, Grotz, Robert C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adaptation, Psychological
Aged
Caregivers
Caregiving
Cerebrovascular Disorders - psychology
Coping Behavior
Disabled Persons - psychology
Emotional Responses
Female
Health
Home Nursing - psychology
Human
Humans
Life Satisfaction
Male
Middle Aged
Personal Satisfaction
Social Environment
Social Support
Stress
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Summary:We examined ways in which caregivers cope with stressful caregiving situations and the relations between coping strategies and caregivers' psychosocial well-being. Respondents were 58 family caregivers to patients discharged from a rehabilitation hospital. Caregivers identified a recent stressful event in caregiving and indicated strategies used to cope with this event. After controlling for patients' impairment level, analyses indicated that caregivers engaging in more escape-avoidance coping reported greater depression and more conflict in their personal relationships. Those using more positive reappraisal demonstrated greater positive affect. Younger caregivers, many of whom were women, used more avoidance strategies. Results have implications for therapeutic interventions with family caregivers.
ISSN:0882-7974
1939-1498
DOI:10.1037/0882-7974.3.2.208