Risk and Resiliency Factors Related to Dementia Caregiver Mental Health

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Altamirano ◽  
Amy Weisman de Mamani
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Dementia Caregiver ◽  
Caregiver Mental Health ◽  
Resiliency Factors

Structural equation model linking dementia cognitive functioning, caregiver mental health, burden, and quality of informal care in Argentina

Dementia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 766-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Morlett Paredes ◽  
Paul B Perrin ◽  
Silvina V Peralta ◽  
Miriam E Stolfi ◽  
Eliana Morelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Dementia Caregiver ◽  
Caregiver Mental Health

The purpose of this study was to create a path model linking cognitive functioning in individuals with dementia, caregiver burden and mental health, and quality of care provided for the individual with dementia in Argentina. One hundred and two dementia caregivers from San Lucas, Argentina completed questionnaires assessing these constructs. Regressions found that caregiver burden, depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with life explained 18.8% of the variance in quality of care—respect and 14.7% of the variance in quality of care—provide. A structural equation model with generally adequate fit indices uncovered that cognitive functioning in individuals with dementia was inversely associated with caregiver burden, caregiver burden was inversely associated with mental health, and mental health was positively associated with quality of care. Further, patient cognitive functioning yielded a significant indirect effect on caregiver mental health through caregiver burden, as did burden on quality of care through mental health. Despite this negative cascade, these relationships may also be reversed with the development and use of dementia caregiver interventions that improve caregiver burden and mental health and as a result, the quality of care for individuals with dementia in Latin America.

scholarly journals Predicting Depression in Dementia Caregivers: Do Religious/Spiritual Struggles Play a Role?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 864-864
Author(s):  
Elizabeth MacDougall
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Spiritual Struggle ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Dementia Caregiver ◽  
Caregiver Mental Health ◽  
Spiritual Struggles ◽  
Clinically Significant

Abstract Using a stress process framework model, this study is the first to comprehensively examine the role that religious/spiritual struggles play in the lives of informal dementia caregivers. A convenience sample of 156 informal dementia caregivers completed a scale measuring six domains of religious/spiritual struggles, as well as other measures of primary stressors, background/contextual variables, and mental health outcome (depression). Overall levels of religious/spiritual struggle were low, but 26 percent of the sample were classified as possible cases of clinically significant religious/spiritual struggle for at least one of the six domains. Of this group, 49 percent acknowledged struggles with ultimate meaning. Religious/spiritual struggles predicted greater self-reported depression over and above number of care recipient problem behaviors (primary stressor), caregiver sex, and caregiver personality (i.e., emotional stability). Although no individual domain of religious/spiritual struggle emerged as most salient, caregivers reported significantly more ultimate meaning struggles than demonic or interpersonal struggles. These findings support the growing body of research suggesting that religious/spiritual struggles serve as a secondary stressor, adding predictive power to background/contextual factors and to primary stressors for informal dementia caregiver mental health outcomes. Further research in this area may advance efforts to better equip both secular and religious professionals to provide evidence-based counsel to informal dementia caregivers.

scholarly journals Is Helping Really Helping? Health-Related Quality of Life after TBI Predicting Caregiver Depression Symptom Trajectories in Latin America

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1247
Author(s):  
Chimdindu Ohayagha ◽  
Paul B. Perrin ◽  
Annahir N. Cariello ◽  
Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Depression Symptom ◽  
Caregiver Depression ◽  
Symptom Trajectories ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Caregiver Mental Health

Previous research connecting health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and caregiver mental health has primarily been conducted cross-sectionally in the U.S. and Western Europe. This study, therefore, examined how HRQoL in individuals immediately after their TBI predicts longitudinal caregiver depression symptom trajectories in Latin America. A sample of 109 patients with an acute TBI and 109 caregivers (total n = 218) was recruited from three hospitals in Mexico City, Mexico, and in Cali and Neiva, Colombia. TBI patients reported their HRQoL while they were still in hospital, and caregivers reported their depression symptoms at the same time and at 2 and 4 months later. Hierarchal linear models (HLM) found that caregiver depression symptom scores decreased over time, and lower patient mental health and pain-related quality of life at baseline (higher pain) predicted higher overall caregiver depression symptom trajectories across the three time points. These findings suggest that in Latin America, there is an identifiable relationship between psychological and pain-related symptoms after TBI and caregiver depression symptom outcomes. The results highlight the importance of early detection of caregiver mental health needs based in part upon patient HRQoL and a culturally informed approach to rehabilitation services for Latin American TBI caregivers.

From planning to implementation: Creating and adapting universal screening protocols to address caregiver mental health and psychosocial complexity.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-122
Author(s):  
Melissa Buchholz ◽  
Bethany Ashby ◽  
Lisa Costello ◽  
Amy Ehmer ◽  
Verenea Serrano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Universal Screening ◽  
Caregiver Mental Health

Caregiver mental health in pediatric oncology: A three‐tiered model of supports

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Andrew Elliott ◽  
Dawn E. Corneau‐Dia ◽  
Erin Turner ◽  
Brittany Barnett ◽  
Kendra R. Parris
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pediatric Oncology ◽  
Caregiver Mental Health

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Parent and Caregiver Mental Health Literacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diarmuid Hurley ◽  
Christian Swann ◽  
Mark S. Allen ◽  
Helen L. Ferguson ◽  
Stewart A. Vella
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Caregiver Mental Health

A Systematic Review of Caregiver Burden following Stroke

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Rigby ◽  
G. Gubitz ◽  
S. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Search Strategy ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Reference Sections ◽  
Caregiver Mental Health ◽  
Significant Health

Caregiver burden following stroke is increasingly recognised as a significant health care concern. A growing number of studies have evaluated the patient, caregiver, and social support factors that contribute to increased caregiver burden. We conducted a systematic review of this literature to guide future research. A search of the MEDLINE, PsyclNFO, CINAHL, and EMBASE databases (up to July 2008) and reference sections of published studies using a structured search strategy yielded 24 relevant articles. Studies were included if they evaluated predictors and/or correlates of caregiver burden in the setting of stroke. The prevalence of caregiver burden was 25–54% and remained elevated for an indefinite period following stroke. In studies that evaluated independent baseline predictors of subsequent caregiver burden, none of the factors reported were consistent across studies. In studies that assessed concurrent factors independently contributing to caregiver burden in the poststroke period, patient characteristics and social support factors were inconsistently reported. Several studies identified caregiver mental health and the amount of time and effort required of the caregiver as significant determinants of caregiver burden. Our findings highlight the need for more research to identify caregivers in need of support and guide the development and implementation of appropriate interventions to offset caregiver burden.

Pediatric psycho‐oncology in Russia: Caregiver mental health and sleep outcomes on the oncology wards

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary A. Burns ◽  
Marina Aralova ◽  
Sarah J. Ellis ◽  
Karapet S. Aslanyan ◽  
Taisia Egorkina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Caregiver Mental Health
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