Stress and coping in older people with Alzheimer’s disease

Souza-Talarico, Juliana Nery de; Chaves, Eliane Corrêa; Nitrini, Ricardo; Caramelli, Paulo

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02508.x

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“…These results corroborate a previous study conducted in elderly individuals, in which a mean score of 41.2 on the SSL was observed (12) .…”

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confidence: 92%

“…When they elected an optimistic coping style, these elderly used optimistic thoughts, mental elaborations and positive comparisons about the problem as an attempt to control the emotions triggered by the stressor event ( Table 2). These results corroborate previous studies in which confrontive and optimistic coping styles were predominantly reported in different groups of elderly (12,14) .…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Although the instruments SSL and JCS are not specifically for elderly, a previous study reported reliability in elderly subjects and internal consistency among the items for both instruments, according to Cronbach's alpha (SSL: 0.92; JCS: 0.8) (12) .…”

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Sintomas de estresse e estratégias de coping em idosos saudáveis

Souza-Talarico

Caramelli

Nitrini

et al. 2009

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Idosos podem manifestar sintomas de estresse em decorrência das mudanças biopsicossociais do envelhecimento. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar sintomas de estresse em idosos e o estilo de coping utilizado por eles, verificando a relação entre estas variáveis. Foram aplicados a Lista de Sintomas de Stress (LSS) e o Inventário de Coping de Jalowiec, em 41 idosos saudáveis. Os idosos apresentaram sintomas de estresse, com intensidade média de 42.8 pontos. Observou-se predomínio do coping focado no problema, porém não houve diferença significativa entre as médias dos escores do LSS entre os indivíduos que utilizaram coping focado no problema ou na emoção (p=0.737). Neste estudo, embora os idosos tendessem a eleger o coping focado no problema, a intensidade dos sintomas de estresse independeu do tipo de coping utilizado, evidenciando que tanto o coping focado no problema como o focado na emoção estão associados a níveis semelhantes de estresse.

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“…These results corroborate a previous study conducted in elderly individuals, in which a mean score of 41.2 on the SSL was observed (12) .…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 92%

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confidence: 92%

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Sintomas de estresse e estratégias de coping em idosos saudáveis

Souza-Talarico

Caramelli

Nitrini

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“…Caregivers were also assessed regarding their own perception of QoL and answered the section of the QoL-AD related to the QoL of caregivers. Burden related to care activity level, stress and anxiety were evaluated by the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZBI) 20 , the List of Stress Symptoms (LSS) 21 and both the Jalowiec Coping Scale (JCS) 22 and trait anxiety scale (A-trait) of the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) 23 , respectively. Caregivers were also evaluated for depression using the Major Depressive Episode module of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) 5.0.…”

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“…The JCS 22 consists of 60 items that describe cognitive and behavioral efforts adopted as part of stress-coping strategies.…”

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Positive effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for family caregivers of demented elderly

Fialho

Koenig

Santos

et al. 2012

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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OBJECTIVE: It was to examine the effects of a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) program administered to family caregivers of dementia patients. METHODS: Forty family caregivers were enrolled in a CBT intervention across eight weekly sessions. Cognitive, functional and behavioral status of patients were evaluated, as well as their own and their family caregivers' perceptions of quality of life. Specific instruments were also applied to evaluate caregiver stress level, coping, anxiety and depression. RESULTS: At the end of the program, family caregivers reported fewer neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients and an improvement in patients' quality of life. In addition, caregivers changed their coping strategies, whereas a significant decrease was observed in their anxiety levels. CONCLUSION: The CBT program employed appears to be a promising and useful tool for clinical practice, displaying positive effects on quality of life and neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia, as well as proving beneficial for alleviating anxiety and stress in family caregivers.

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Behavioural Intervention Programme for Promoting Healthcare Practices in the Community: An Initiative

Pandey

2018

Psychosocial Interventions for Health and Well-Being

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Stress and coping in older people with Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract: The findings of this study provide information and data to assist planning of appropriate support care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease who experience stress situations, based on their cognitive performance.

Cited by 23 publications

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Sintomas de estresse e estratégias de coping em idosos saudáveis

Sintomas de estresse e estratégias de coping em idosos saudáveis

Positive effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for family caregivers of demented elderly

Behavioural Intervention Programme for Promoting Healthcare Practices in the Community: An Initiative

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