Positive aspects of caregiving and adaptation to bereavement
Positive aspects of caregiving and adaptation to bereavement
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DOI：
10.1037/0882-7974.19.4.668
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发表时间：
2004-12-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Horowitz, A
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作者：
Boerner, K;Schulz, R;Horowitz, A
这项研究探讨了如何积极的方面影响适应丧亲之痛的老年人谁照顾痴呆症的家庭成员。样本包括217名护理人员，他们是提高阿尔茨海默氏症护理人员健康研究资源的一部分。使用损失前和损失后的数据，分层回归进行了检查的积极方面的损失（损失的好处）对损失后抑郁和悲伤的影响。研究结果表明，即使在控制了照顾者的人口统计学特征、背景因素和照顾负担之后，损失前的照顾益处与更高水平的损失后抑郁和悲伤相关。这种效应在利益和悲伤之间的关系中尤其强烈。结果表明，研究护理的积极和消极方面及其与丧亲结果的关系非常重要。
This study examined how positive aspects of caregiving affect adaptation to bereavement among older adults who cared for a family member with dementia. The sample consisted of 217 caregivers who were part of the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health Study. Using pre- and postloss data, hierarchical regressions were carried out to examine the effects of positive aspects of caregiving (caregiving benefit) on postloss depression and grief. Findings show that preloss caregiving benefit was associated with higher levels of postloss depression and grief, even after controlling for caregiver demographic characteristics, contextual factors, and caregiving burden. This effect was particularly strong for the relation between benefit and grief. Results demonstrate the importance of studying both positive and negative aspects of caregiving and their relation to bereavement outcomes.