Caregiving Hassles Scale: Assessing the Daily Hassles of Caring for a Family Member with Dementia.

Kinney, Jennifer M.; Stephens, Mary Ann Parris

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ERIC Number: EJ398722

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Publication Date: 1989

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Caregiving Hassles Scale: Assessing the Daily Hassles of Caring for a Family Member with Dementia.

Kinney, Jennifer M.; Stephens, Mary Ann Parris

Gerontologist, v29 n3 p328-32 Jun 1989

Primary caregivers to Alzheimer disease patients (N=60) twice completed Caregiving Hassles Scale and reported on their well-being. Scale provided reliable and psychometrically sound instrument for assessing hassles associated with assistance in basic and instrumental activities of daily living, care-recipient cognitive status and behavior, and caregiver social networks. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Daily Living Skills, Family Caregivers, Mental Disorders, Self Care Skills, Stress Variables, Test Construction, Well Being

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Language: English

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