2008
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-008-0090-8
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Personal growth and cognitive complexity in caregivers of patients with dementia

Abstract: According to several theoretical models, crises or demands can result in enhanced cognitive maturity. Two studies examined whether demands on caregivers provide an opportunity to experience increased cognitive maturity (e.g., cognitive complexity, personal growth through caregiving). In Study 1 (126 relatives of dementia patients; cross-sectional design), personal growth through caregiving was associated with two specific caregiving demands: duration of caregiving and lack of social acknowledgment. Cognitive c… Show more

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“…Thus, they suffer less changes in their work environment. This fact is extremely important in assistant care jobs, since professionals have an opportunity to develop their experience of learning and personal growth in that institution (Leipold, Schacke, & Zank, 2008). On the other hand, Brazilian nurses job implies different tasks on a daily basis, compared with the Portuguese ones.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Thus, they suffer less changes in their work environment. This fact is extremely important in assistant care jobs, since professionals have an opportunity to develop their experience of learning and personal growth in that institution (Leipold, Schacke, & Zank, 2008). On the other hand, Brazilian nurses job implies different tasks on a daily basis, compared with the Portuguese ones.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Como resultado del procedimiento descrito se identificaron nueve artículos de interés, siete de ellos realizados en Estados Unidos (Clark, L. y Hartman, 1996;Clark P., 2002;DiBartolo y Soeken, 2003;Gaugler, Kane y Newcomer, 2007;Ott, Sanders y Kelber, 2007;Wilks y Croom, 2008;Wilks y Vonk, 2008), uno en Alemania (Leipold, Schacke y Zank, 2008) y otro en Canadá (Milne, Sacco, Cetinski, Browne y Roberts, 1994). La información contenida en dichos artículos aparece resumida en la Tabla 1, en la cual se presentan ordenados alfabéticamente y considerando para cada uno:…”
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“…Las únicas excepciones las constituyen los trabajos de Leipold et al (2008), quienes efectúan un seguimiento de los participantes a lo largo de 27 meses; y de Gaugler et al (2007), en el que la medida de las variables de transición del cuidado (e.g. institucionalización o muerte del receptor de cuidados), por su propia naturaleza, se realiza cada 6 meses durante un periodo de 3 años, si bien el resto de variables se toman en una sola evaluación inicial.…”
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