Caregiver Choice and Caregiver Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study of Irish Spousal Dementia Caregivers

Frontiers in Psychology

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Maria M. Pertl¹  Aditi Sooknarine-Rajpatty¹  Sabina Brennan²  Ian H. Robertson²  Brain A. Lawlor² 

[1] Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland;Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin

关键词: dementia;    caregiving;    informal;    institutionalization;    psychological wellbeing;    benefit finding;    choice;    care;    older adult;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01801

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background The perception of choice in becoming a caregiver may impact on caregiver psychological and physical health. We determined the proportion of spousal dementia caregivers who felt they had a choice, and examined whether lack of choice in taking up the caregiving role and the perceived degree of choice in caregiving predicted caregiver health and wellbeing and care-recipient placement in long-term care at 1-year follow-up.

【 授权许可】

CC BY