Relationships Among Perceived Burden, Depressive Cognitions, Resourcefulness, and Quality of Life in Female Relatives of Seriously Mentally Ill Adults
| Autor: | M. Jane Suresky, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, Abir K. Bekhet |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Health Behavior Severity of Illness Index Social support Cognition Quality of life (healthcare) Optimism Cost of Illness Surveys and Questionnaires Severity of illness medicine Humans Family Psychiatry media_common Depression Mental Disorders Mentally ill Social Support Middle Aged Mental health Family member Quality of Life Female Pshychiatric Mental Health Psychology Attitude to Health Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 30:142-150 |
| ISSN: | 1096-4673 0161-2840 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01612840802557204 |
| Popis: | Providing care and support to a seriously mentally ill (SMI) family member can have deleterious effects on one's health and quality of life. This study explored relationships among perceived burden, depressive cognitions, resourcefulness, and quality of life in 60 African-American and Caucasian women family members of SMI adults. Caucasians reported greater burden than African-Americans; the groups were similar in depressive cognitions, resourcefulness, and quality of life. In Caucasians and African-Americans, burden correlated with depressive cognitions and both correlated with poorer mental health. In African-Americans, burden also correlated with lower personal resourcefulness and both correlated with poorer mental health. The findings suggest a mediating role by depressive cognitions for both groups and by resourcefulness in African-Americans. Thus, both groups of women may benefit from positive thinking while African-Americans also may benefit from learning personal resourcefulness skills. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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