Abstract
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 | |
| State | Published - Feb 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Phychiatric Mental Health
- Gerontology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
Keywords
- Humans
- Life Change Events
- Middle Aged
- Female
- Male
- Caregivers/psychology
- Stress, Psychological/psychology
- Dementia/psychology
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