Association of life events and psychological distress in family caregivers of dementia patients

J. E. Owen; D. L. Roth; A. B. Stevens; H. J. McCarty; O. J. Clay; V. G. Wadley; K. T. Goode; W. E. Haley

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Association of life events and psychological distress in family caregivers of dementia patients

J. E. Owen, D. L. Roth, A. B. Stevens, H. J. McCarty, O. J. Clay, V. G. Wadley, K. T. Goode, W. E. Haley

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Relationships between life events and psychological distress were investigated for 197 dementia caregivers and 218 non-caregivers. Participants indicated which events on the Louisville Older Persons Events Scale they had experienced over the past six months. Life events were then classified as associated or unassociated with care-giving using differences in incidence rates between caregivers and non-caregivers. Primary care-giving stressors and associated life events were most predictive of psychological distress among caregivers. Among non-caregivers, unassociated negative life events were the strongest predictors of depression and life satisfaction. Implications for the assessment of life events and caregiver interventions are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	62-71
Number of pages	10
Journal	Aging and Mental Health
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860120101112
State	Published - 2002

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Phychiatric Mental Health
Gerontology
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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