TY - JOUR
T1 - Caregiver burden and depressive symptomatology
T2 - The association between constructs over time
AU - O'Rourke, Norm
AU - Tuokko, Holly A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) was funded by the Seniors’ Independence Research Program, through the National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) of Health Canada (Project No. 6606-3954-MC[S]).
Funding Information:
Additional funding was provided by Pfizer Canada Incorporated through the Medical Research Council/Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada Health Activity Program, the NHRDP (Project No. 6603-1417-302 [R]), Bayer Incorporated, the British Columbia Health Research Foundation (BCHRF Projects No. 38 [93-2] & No. 34 [96-1]).
PY - 2004/6/2
Y1 - 2004/6/2
N2 - The current study examines the association between burden and depression symptoms among cohabiting caregivers recruited as part of a longitudinal study of dementia incidence and patterns of care (Canadian Study of Health and Aging). Patterns of change were examined among informal caregivers among those continuing to live with community dwelling care recipients (five years subsequent to initial study participation, N = 137). With control for demographic variables and patient illness features, regression analyses suggest that burden exists as a significant antecedent of depressive symptomatology (subsequent to control for baseline depressive symptoms; F[11,125] = 3.71, p < .05). The reverse association, however, was not observed (again, subsequent to control for demographic variables, patient illness features, and baseline burden; F[11,125] = 1.88, ns). These findings support the operational definition of caregiver burden in which this construct is understood as a form of negative appraisal of current and future ability to cope with care demands.
AB - The current study examines the association between burden and depression symptoms among cohabiting caregivers recruited as part of a longitudinal study of dementia incidence and patterns of care (Canadian Study of Health and Aging). Patterns of change were examined among informal caregivers among those continuing to live with community dwelling care recipients (five years subsequent to initial study participation, N = 137). With control for demographic variables and patient illness features, regression analyses suggest that burden exists as a significant antecedent of depressive symptomatology (subsequent to control for baseline depressive symptoms; F[11,125] = 3.71, p < .05). The reverse association, however, was not observed (again, subsequent to control for demographic variables, patient illness features, and baseline burden; F[11,125] = 1.88, ns). These findings support the operational definition of caregiver burden in which this construct is understood as a form of negative appraisal of current and future ability to cope with care demands.
KW - Burden
KW - Dementia
KW - Depression
KW - Informal caregivers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=2442662586&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/J018v27n04_05
DO - 10.1300/J018v27n04_05
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:2442662586
SN - 0731-7115
VL - 27
SP - 41
EP - 52
JO - Clinical Gerontologist
JF - Clinical Gerontologist
IS - 4
ER -