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Marital History and the Prior Relationship as Predictors of Positive and Negative Outcomes among Wife Caregivers.
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Kramer, Betty J. – Family Relations, 1993
Investigated interpersonal vulnerability variables (marital history and quality of relationship prior to onset of Alzheimer's disease), caregiver resources, and appraisals of stressors as predictors of positive and negative outcomes among 72 wife caregivers. All variables were significant predictors of depression and quality of life even after…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Depression (Psychology), Family Caregivers, Females
Expanding the Conceptualization of Caregiver Coping: The Importance of Relationship-Focused Coping Strategies.
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Kramer, Betty J. – Family Relations, 1993
Used stress and coping model to study predictors of individual differences in caregiver depression and satisfaction among 72 wife caregivers of husbands with Alzheimer's disease. Specifically examined relationship-focused caregiver coping strategies. Findings support need for expansion of conceptualization of caregiver coping to include…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Coping, Depression (Psychology), Family Caregivers