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Accentuate the Positive: The Association Between Informal and Formal Supports and Caregiving Gains
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Background: To promote resilience among caregivers for persons living with dementia (PLWDs), we examine how formal and informal supports are linked to caregiving gains, and whether gender moderates the association between supports and gains. Method: Using the National Health and Aging Trends Study and associated National Study of Caregiving, sources of informal (emotional support, practical support, and help with the PLWD) and formal support (respite care, training program, support group) are considered as predictors of caregiving gains, with gender as a moderator of these associations. The sample included 707 caregivers for 502 PLWDs. Results: Greater caregiving gains were significantly associated with emotional support from friends/family (β = 0.14, SE = 0.09, p = .03). Furthermore, attending a caregiver training program was only associated with increased caregiving gains among men (β = 0.11, SE = 0.08, p = .02). Conclusion: Emotional support from family/friends appears particularly consequential for caregiving gains, and male caregivers may benefit most from programs that emphasize skill building.
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In the 2011 National Study of Caregiving, greater satisfaction from dementia caregiving was associated with more emotional support from family and friends.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Leggett, A. N., Meyer, O. L., Bugajski, B. C., & Polenick, C. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
- Corresponding author
- Leggett, Amanda N.
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Gerontology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-04-24
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 763-771
- ISSN
- 0733-4648 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-4523
- PMC
- PMC7584731
- OpenAlex
- W3018410104
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 2.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Gerontology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (K01AG052646, K01AG056557, K01AG059829, P30AG010129)
- 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 › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Keywords
- dementia caregiving, caregivers, informal support, formal support, emotional support, practical support, respite care, caregiver training programs, support groups, gender differences, resilience, family caregivers
- MeSH terms
- Aging, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dementia, Health Services, Humans, Male, Caregivers
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