Negative and positive health effects of casing for a disabled spouse: Longitudinal findings from the caregiver health effects study
Negative and positive health effects of casing for a disabled spouse: Longitudinal findings from the caregiver health effects study
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DOI：
10.1037//0882-7974.15.2.259
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发表时间：
2000-06-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Jackson, S
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作者：
Beach, SR;Schulz, R;Jackson, S
从照顾者健康影响研究（n = 680）的前两个波的数据进行了分析，以检查在照顾残疾配偶的老年人的人口为基础的样本中，照顾者的健康相关的结果的变化的影响，在照顾者的参与。照顾参与指数的水平（a）配偶的身体损伤，（B）提供给配偶的帮助，（c）与提供帮助相关的压力。健康相关的结果包括自觉健康，健康风险行为，焦虑症状和抑郁症状。随着时间的推移，配偶损害和照顾者压力的增加通常与较差的结果有关（感知健康较差，健康风险行为增加，焦虑和抑郁增加），而增加帮助与更好的结果有关（减少焦虑和抑郁）。结果表明，照顾残疾配偶是一个复杂的现象，可以有有害和有益的后果。
Data from the first 2 waves of the Caregiver Health Effects Study (n = 680) were analyzed to examine the effects of changes in caregiving involvement on changes in caregiver health-related 'outcomes in a population-based sample of elders caring for a disabled spouse. Caregiving involvement was indexed by levels of (a) spouse physical impairment, (b) help provided to the spouse, and (c) strain associated with providing help. Health-related outcomes included perceived health, health-risk behaviors, anxiety symptoms, and depression symptoms. Increases in spouse impairment and caregiver strain were generally related to poorer outcomes over time (poorer perceived health, increased health-risk behaviors, and increased anxiety and depression), whereas increased helping was related to better outcomes (decreased anxiety and depression). Results suggest that caring for a disabled spouse is a complex phenomenon that can have both deleterious and beneficial consequences.