The Stress Process of Family Caregiving in Institutional Settings.

Whitlatch, Carol J.; Schur, Dorothy; Noelker, Linda S.; Ejaz, Farida K.; Looman, Wendy J.

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ERIC Number: EJ634303

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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The Stress Process of Family Caregiving in Institutional Settings.

Whitlatch, Carol J.; Schur, Dorothy; Noelker, Linda S.; Ejaz, Farida K.; Looman, Wendy J.

Gerontologist, v41 n4 p462-73 Aug 2001

Adapts Stress Process Model (SPM) of family caregiving to examine predictors of depression in a sample of caregivers (N=133) with demented relatives residing in suburban skilled nursing facilities. Results suggest that caregiver depression is closely linked to how well resident and caregiver adjust to the nursing home environment. (BF)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Measures, Caregiver Role, Dementia, Depression (Psychology), Family Caregivers, Influences, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Journal Articles

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Language: English

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