Influence of Neuroticism, Ethnicity, Familism, and Social Support on Perceived Burden in Dementia Caregivers: Pilot Test of the Transactional Stress and Social Support Model

Shurgot, Gia Robinson; Knight, Bob G.

doi:10.1093/geronb/60.6.p331

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“…For caregiving burden, active caregivers of AD patients who are relatively younger perceived less social support, felt more anxiety about their own aging, or attributed causality to themselves rather than to others, luck, or fate experienced more caregiving burden. These findings that a lack of perceived social support influences carergiver burden are consistent not only with the hypotheses of the current study but also with past research (e.g., Lee, Kim, & Kim, 2006;Shurgot & Knight, 2005). Caregivers' attribution of causality to themselves also affected their feelings of burden, which is also consistent with past research (e.g., Talkington-Boyer & Snyder, 1994;Tarrier et al, 2002).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Predictors of Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver Depression and Burden: What Noncaregiving Adults Can Learn From Active Caregivers

Hayslip

Han

Anderson

2008

Educational Gerontology

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This study examined similarities and differences between active caregivers (adult children and spouses whose family member had Alzheimer's disease) and not-as-yet caregiving adults (adult children and spouses whose family members are older, but do not as yet suffer from Alzheimer's disease). The objective was to determine what factors predict depressed mood and caregiver burden. Findings indicated that there were both differences and similarities between active caregivers and not-as-yet caregivers. While personality (extraversion) and anxiety about their own aging were the major predictors of depression for active caregivers, perceptions of a lack of social support was the major predictor of depression for not-as-yet caregivers. Regarding caregiver burden, perceived lack of social support, internal attributions of causality, and anxiety about their own aging were predictors for both groups. These findings are not only in concert with past research on the well-being of active caregivers, but they also importantly provide would-be caregiving adults with important information regarding caring for a family member with Alzheimer's disease. These findings suggest that not-as-yet-caregiving adults could better prepare for potential caregiving distress by learning active self-care skills, identifying what is meaningful about both growing older and about caregiving, and building a social network of support, all in anticipation of active caregiving.As a result of advances in public health and medical technology, people live appreciatively longer than previous generations. More

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Predictors of Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver Depression and Burden: What Noncaregiving Adults Can Learn From Active Caregivers

Hayslip

Han

Anderson

2008

Educational Gerontology

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“…In contrast, extraversion and agreeableness both decreased the caregiver's burden, and extraversion also attenuated the caregiver's depression. High levels of neuroticism were a strong predictor of both caregiver burden and depression, in accordance with previous studies (Bookwala and Schulz, 1998;Jang et al, 2004;Helmes et al, 2005;Shurgot and Knight, 2005;Campbell et al, 2008). This trait of personality is an indicator of global individual propensity to experience negative influences.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Influence of personality on caregiver's burden, depression and distress related to the BPSD

Melo

Marôco

Mendonça

2011

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objective: We hypothesize that the personality influences the caregiver's depression, burden and distress related to BPSD. Subjects and methods: Participants were 105 consecutive patients with dementia and their family caregivers, living at home, attending a Dementia Clinic. A cross-sectional design was used with an applied a structured interview at home. Comprehensive assessments included: personality (NEO-FFI), burden (ZBI), depression (CES-D) and distress related to BPSD (NPI-distress). Statistical Path analysis was used to study the hypothetical causal and mediating effects between independent and criterion variables. Results: Neuroticism increased, whereas extraversion decreased, both caregiver's depression and burden. Agreeableness was also found to decrease the burden. The personality characteristics only indirectly influenced the caregiver's distress related to BPSD. Conclusion: These results reinforce the importance of including personality as an individual resource of the caregiver in the conceptual models and research on caregiving. Assessment of caregiver's personality characteristics should be taken into account for the planning of intervention programs.

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“…This is also replicated by several other studies as contributing to older carers' QoL (Oliveira, Neri, & D'Elboux, 2016;Shurgot & Knight, 2005;Wiles, 2003).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

Quality of Life on the Views of Older Family Carers of People with Dementia

2017

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Influence of Neuroticism, Ethnicity, Familism, and Social Support on Perceived Burden in Dementia Caregivers: Pilot Test of the Transactional Stress and Social Support Model

Cited by 69 publications

References 13 publications

Predictors of Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver Depression and Burden: What Noncaregiving Adults Can Learn From Active Caregivers

Predictors of Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver Depression and Burden: What Noncaregiving Adults Can Learn From Active Caregivers

Influence of personality on caregiver's burden, depression and distress related to the BPSD

Quality of Life on the Views of Older Family Carers of People with Dementia

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