Psychological resilience predicts depressive symptoms among spouses of persons with Alzheimer disease over time

O’Rourke, Norm; Kupferschmidt, Anthony L.; Claxton, Amy; Smith, JuliAnna Z.; Chappell, Neena L.; Beattie, B. Lynn

doi:10.1080/13607863.2010.501063

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“…Our findings are in line with other studies, as we showed that moderate to higher levels of resilience were related to lower levels of depressive symptoms 3,27 . Resilience is a protective factor for depression associated with decreased stress 14 .…”

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Caregivers’ resilience is independent from the clinical symptoms of dementia

Dias¹,

Simões-Neto

Santos³

et al. 2016

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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Resilience is the capacity for successful adaptation when faced with the stress of adversity. We aimed to investigate the relationship between caregivers’ resilience and the sociodemographic and clinical factors of people with dementia. Cross-sectional assessment of 58 people with dementia and their caregiver dyads showed that most caregivers were female adult children. The caregivers reported moderate to higher levels of resilience, lower levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms and moderate levels of burden. Resilience was not related to the caregiver’s gender (p = 0.883), nor clinical (p = 0.807) or emotional problems (p = 0.420). The regression showed that resilience was related to the caregiver’s quality of life (p < 0.01) and inversely associated with their depressive symptoms (p < 0.01). There was no relationship between caregivers’ resilience and the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of people with dementia. We can assume that resilience is an individual characteristic. Support groups should also focus on the factors that may increase resilience among caregivers.

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confidence: 83%

Caregivers’ resilience is independent from the clinical symptoms of dementia

Dias¹,

Simões-Neto

Santos³

et al. 2016

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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“…Conversely, life commitment was not a significant predictor of depression among caregivers. 27 A study that sought to describe the correlations between functionality, depressive symptomatology and cognition among groups of resilient and non-resilient elderly individuals found that resilience was negatively correlated with depressive symptomatology, thereby demonstrating that elderly individuals with high resilience exhibit less depressive symptomatology. 28 Depression, stress, overburden and psychological characteristics, as well as social, economic and family resources, have been significantly associated with resilience.…”

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“…The authors concluded that resilience is associated with better physical and emotional conditions and the capacity to deal with adverse situations. 26 In Canada, O'Rourke et al 27 used a longitudinal study to analyze resilience (assessed through perceived control, life commitment and the challenge versus stability ratio) as a predictor of depressive symptoms among married caregivers over the course of a year (mean age of 69 years). In total, 58 of the caregivers were wives of individuals with (probable) Alzheimer's, while 47 of the caregivers were husbands of patients.…”

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Factors associated with the resilience of family caregivers of persons with dementia: a systematic review

Manzini

Brígola

Pavarini

et al. 2016

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

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Background: Resilience is the ability of individuals or groups to overcome adversity without displaying physical or mental disorders, or even learning to deal with unfavorable conditions more efficiently. There have been many studies on resilience, which try to identify the conditions under which people in situations of deprivation or adversity overcome such challenges. Objective: The present article aimed to identify factors associated the with development of resilience in family caregivers of people with dementia and the possible outcomes of resilience for the caregiver and receiver of care. Method: The study consisted of a systematic literature review carried out in accordance with the PRISMA methodology with searches in the Lilacs, PsycInfo, PubMed, SciELO, SCOPUS and Web of Science databases, using pre-established descriptors. Results: After synthesis of the extracted data and the considerations of this review, it was possible to identify possible factors associated with the development of resilience in family caregivers of persons with dementia: depression, anxiety, burden, drug use, the relationship with the person receiving care and health conditions are associated with the resilience of family caregivers. Conclusion: We found in literature that the development of resilience by family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's is influenced by factors related to the patient and the caregiver himself or herself.

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“…[1][2][3][4] The negative health consequences of looking after an older family member with dementia, particularly the effects on mental and physical health, are well documented. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] People with dementia often have an array of neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as mood disorders, delusions, hallucinations, vegetative symptoms and psychomotor abnormalities.…”

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Resilience of caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review of biological and psychosocial determinants

Dias

Santos

Sousa

et al. 2015

Trends Psychiatry Psychother.

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Introduction: Although caregivers of people with dementia may face difficulties, some positive feelings of caregiving may be associated with resilience. Objective: This study systematically reviewed the definitions, methodological approaches and determinant models associated with resilience among caregivers of people with dementia. Methods: Search for articles published between 2003 and 2014 in ISI, PubMed/MEDLINE, SciELO and Lilacs using the search terms resilience, caregivers and dementia. Results and conclusions: Resilience has been defined as positive adaptation to face adversity, flexibility, psychological well-being, strength, healthy life, burden, social network and satisfaction with social support. No consensus was found about the definition of resilience associated with dementia. We classified the determinant variables into biological, psychological and social models. Higher levels of resilience were associated with lower depression rates and greater physical health. Other biological factors associated with higher levels of resilience were older age, African-American ethnicity and female sex. Lower burden, stress, neuroticism and perceived control were the main psychological factors associated with resilience. Social support was a moderating factor of resilience, and different types of support seemed to relieve the physical and mental overload caused by stress.

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Psychological resilience predicts depressive symptoms among spouses of persons with Alzheimer disease over time

Cited by 86 publications

References 42 publications

Caregivers’ resilience is independent from the clinical symptoms of dementia

Caregivers’ resilience is independent from the clinical symptoms of dementia

Factors associated with the resilience of family caregivers of persons with dementia: a systematic review

Resilience of caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review of biological and psychosocial determinants

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