Positive appraisal of in‐home family caregivers of dementia patients as an influence on the continuation of caregiving

Abstract

The continuation of in-home caregiving among caregivers of patients with dementia was affected by both positive appraisal and caregiver burden. In addition, the present study revealed that behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia score indirectly affects the continuation of caregiving by directly affecting caregiver burden.

Changes in caregiving appraisal among family caregivers of persons with dementia: A longitudinal study over 12 months

“…More specifically, correlations with overall caregiving appraisal were found for caregiver burden, positive appraisal, and desire to continue caregiving. Previous studies have shown that positive appraisal has a negative relationship with caregiver burden . Thus, support for the family caregivers of persons with dementia should aim to reduce caregiver burden as well as attempt to improve positive appraisal.…”

“…Previous studies have shown that positive appraisal has a negative relationship with caregiver burden. 29 Thus, support for the family caregivers of persons with dementia should aim to reduce caregiver burden as well as attempt to improve positive appraisal. Additionally, the relationship to the care recipient was not found to affect caregiver burden, but there was a difference in positive appraisal based on the relationship to the care recipient.…”

“…27 Finally, participants' desire to continue caregiving at home was assessed as a subjective feeling using a 5-point Likert scale. 29…”

Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of the Revised Caregiving Appraisal Scale in Iranian Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia

“…For example, the caregiver's perception of care is a subjective burden that acts as a powerful predictor of the older adults' admission to nursing homes and the end of home care for them (17). Despite the researchers' consensus on the construct being multifaceted, studies still tend to emphasize the negative aspects of care and ignore its positives; so portraying the dynamic nature of care requires an emphasis on all the aspects it entails (8,18). The caregivers' completion of this appraisal form helps the researchers understand the positive and negative experiences of caregiving, and the negative psychological outcomes of family caregiving can thus be reduced through early interventions based on an understanding of these experiences.…”

Letter in response to: “Determinants of self‐ and carer‐rated quality of life and caregiver burden in Alzheimer disease”

“…Another previous study reported the presence of an inverse correlation between caregiver burden and the QOL of caregivers . In addition, we have studied positive appraisal among caregivers of persons with dementia . Our research has found that positive appraisal is associated with lower caregiver burden.…”