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A Comparison of Psychosocial Outcomes in Elderly Alzheimer Caregivers and Noncaregivers
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Objective To conduct an analysis of the stress, coping, and mood consequences of Alzheimer caregiving.Design Cross-sectional.Setting Community-based study.Participants Sample included 125 Alzheimer caregivers and 60 demographically similar older adults with nondemented spouses (i.e., noncaregivers).Measurements We compared caregivers and noncaregivers on stress, coping, and mood outcomes. We also examined antidepressant use within the caregiver sample. An emphasis was placed upon effect size differences, including Cohen's d as well as more clinically meaningful effect sizes.Results Caregivers were significantly more likely to endorse depressive symptoms and to meet clinically significant cutoff for depression (40% for caregivers; 5% for noncaregivers). Approximately 25% of caregivers reported taking antidepressant medication, although 69% of these continued to experience significant symptoms of depression. Caregivers also utilized fewer positive coping and greater negative coping strategies than noncaregivers.Conclusion The number of caregivers will increase dramatically over the next two decades, and caregivers will likely seek care from primary care providers. We provide an overview of the psychological issues facing caregivers so that effective screening and treatment may be recommended.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mausbach, B. T., Chattillion, E. A., Roepke, S. K., Patterson, T. L., & Grant, I.
- Affiliations
- University of California San Diego (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mausbach, Brent T.
- Venue
- The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-01
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-13
- ISSN
- 1064-7481 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3376679
- OpenAlex
- W2043440614
- Cited by
- 142
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 7
- FWCI
- 8.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R01AG015301, R01AG031090)
- National Institute of Mental Health (R25MH080916)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing care and research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease, caregiver burden, elderly caregivers, depressive symptoms, depression, coping strategies, stress, antidepressant use, psychosocial outcomes, caregiver screening, primary care
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Affect, Aged, Alzheimer Disease, Antidepressive Agents, Depression, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Sex Characteristics, Stress, Psychological, Caregivers
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