Comparing the well-being of post-caregivers and noncaregivers.

Autor: Rubio DM; Saint Louis University, Department of Research Methodology, St. Louis, Missouri, USA., Berg-Weger M, Tebb SS, Parnell LA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias [Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen] 2001 Mar-Apr; Vol. 16 (2), pp. 97-101.
DOI: 10.1177/153331750101600213
Abstrakt: Researchers who study family caregiving have begun to recognize the need to broaden the realm of inquiry to include the exploration of the positive aspects of caregiving as well as conceptualizing caregiving on a continuum from the pre-caregiving phase through the post-caregiving phase. Additionally, researchers are urged to use control groups in research. This study complements the current trends by examining the positive aspects of caregiving among former caregivers. Specifically, the well-being of post-caregivers is compared to that of noncaregivers. Bivariate analyses examine the factors that are significantly different between former caregivers and noncaregivers. Results show that former caregivers have higher well-being than noncaregivers. In the multivariate model, only one subscale of well-being (basic needs) is different between the two groups. Implications of this research are discussed.
Databáze: MEDLINE