Specifying Caregiver Outcomes: Gender and Relationship Aspects of Caregiving Strain

The gender-specific kinship relationship of patients and their care providers has not generally been investigated in studies of caregiver burden and well-being. In this study of 183 heart patient-caregiver dyads, gender and relationship were analyzed singly and jointly with respect to the process an...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1989-10, Vol.29 (5), p.660-666
Main Authors: Young, Rosalie F., Kahana, Eva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Burden
Cardiovascular disease
Caregiving
Coronary Disease - nursing
Custodial Care
Data Collection
Families & family life
Family
Female
Heart patients
Home Nursing - psychology
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Middle Aged
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Personal relationships
Rehabilitation
Sex Factors
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Summary:The gender-specific kinship relationship of patients and their care providers has not generally been investigated in studies of caregiver burden and well-being. In this study of 183 heart patient-caregiver dyads, gender and relationship were analyzed singly and jointly with respect to the process and outcome of caregiving. Strains caregivers experienced while caring for older heart patients six weeks and one year after hospital discharge were determined. Findings showed consistent patterns of strain. Women, nonspousal caregivers, and daughters, in particular, experienced the most severe aftereffects. These findings support a caregiving outcomes model proposing that the patient-caregiver relationship is an essential component of caregiver strain.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/29.5.660