Stress and Blood Pressure in Dementia Caregivers: The Moderator Role of Mindfulness
Stress and Blood Pressure in Dementia Caregivers: The Moderator Role of Mindfulness
复制标题
痴呆症护理人员的压力和血压：正念的调节作用
作者：
Carlos Vara;R. Romero;M. Márquez;B. Mausbach;R. von Känel;L. Gallego;R. Olmos;A. Losada
摘要目的：痴呆症护理被描述为一种具有不良心血管影响的慢性应激状态。心理资源，如正念，可以减少压力对照顾者心血管健康的影响。本研究旨在分析特质正念对失智照护者破坏性行为频率与血压之间关系的调节作用。方法：参与者为110名痴呆症家庭照顾者。在控制了已知的心血管预后预测因子后，进行了两次层次回归（收缩压和舒张压）来分析正念是否调节了破坏性行为和血压之间的关系。结果：正念在破坏性行为频率和舒张压之间有显著的调节作用（β =−）。195, p < 0.05)。在那些报告低正念水平的照顾者中，破坏性行为频率与舒张压之间的关系相对强于报告高正念水平的照顾者。结论：高水平的特质正念可能对照顾者面临高水平压力时的血压有保护作用。临床意义：正念似乎是一个重要的变量，具有缓冲照顾压力源对照顾者血压的影响的潜力。
ABSTRACT Objective: Dementia caregiving has been described as a chronically stressful situation with adverse cardiovascular effects. Psychological resources such as mindfulness may reduce the impact of stress on caregivers’ cardiovascular health. The objective of this study was to analyze the moderating effect of trait mindfulness on the relationship between frequency of disruptive behaviors of the care recipient and blood pressure (BP) in dementia caregivers. Method: Participants were 110 dementia family caregivers. Two hierarchical regressions (for systolic and diastolic BP) were conducted to analyze whether mindfulness moderates the relationship between disruptive behaviors and BP after controlling for known predictors of cardiovascular outcomes. Results: A significant moderator effect of mindfulness was found between the frequency of disruptive behaviors and diastolic BP (β = −.195, p < .05). Among those caregivers reporting low levels of mindfulness, the relationship between frequency of disruptive behaviors and diastolic BP was relatively stronger than among those reporting high mindfulness levels. Conclusions: The results suggest that a high level of trait mindfulness may have protective effect on BP when caregivers face high levels of stress. Clinical Implications: Mindfulness seems to be an important variable with potential for buffering the effects of caregiving stressors on caregivers’ blood pressure.
影响因子：
7.2
作者：
Mausbach, Brent T.;Chattillion, Elizabeth A.;Roepke, Susan K.;Patterson, Thomas L.;Grant, Igor
通讯作者：
Grant, Igor
痴呆症行为问题评估：修订后的记忆和行为问题清单。
影响因子：
3.7
作者：
Teri,L;Truax,P;Logsdon,R;Uomoto,J;Zarit,S;Vitaliano,PP
通讯作者：
Vitaliano,PP
影响因子：
37.8
作者：
S. Franklin;William Gustin;N. Wong;M. Larson;M. Weber;W. Kannel;Daniel Levy
通讯作者：
S. Franklin;William Gustin;N. Wong;M. Larson;M. Weber;W. Kannel;Daniel Levy