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Family Dynamics and Personal Strengths among Dementia Caregivers in Argentina
Joint Authors
Arango-Lasprilla, Juan C.
Perrin, Paul B.
Peralta, Silvina Victoria
Stolfi, Miriam E.
Morelli, Eliana
Elnasseh, Aaliah G.
Trujillo, Michael A.
Source
International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-06-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study examined whether healthier family dynamics were associated with higher personal strengths of resilience, sense of coherence, and optimism among dementia caregivers in Argentina.
Caregivers are usually required to assist individuals with dementia, and family members have typically fulfilled that role.
Personal strengths such as resilience, sense of coherence, and optimism have been shown to protect caregivers from some of the negative experiences of providing care, though the family-related variables associated with these personal strengths are largely unknown.
Hierarchical multiple regressions investigated the extent to which family dynamics variables are associated with each of the caregiver personal strengths after controlling for demographic and caregiver characteristics.
A sample of 105 caregivers from Argentina completed a set of questionnaires during a neurologist visit.
Family dynamics explained 32% of the variance in resilience and 39% of the variance in sense of coherence.
Greater family empathy and decreased family problems were uniquely associated with higher resilience.
Greater communication and decreased family problems were uniquely associated with higher sense of coherence.
Optimism was not found to be significantly associated with family dynamics.
These results suggest that caregiver intervention research focused on the family may help improve caregiver personal strengths in Argentina and other Latin American countries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Elnasseh, Aaliah G.& Trujillo, Michael A.& Peralta, Silvina Victoria& Stolfi, Miriam E.& Morelli, Eliana& Perrin, Paul B.…[et al.]. 2016. Family Dynamics and Personal Strengths among Dementia Caregivers in Argentina. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Elnasseh, Aaliah G.…[et al.]. Family Dynamics and Personal Strengths among Dementia Caregivers in Argentina. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104962
American Medical Association (AMA)
Elnasseh, Aaliah G.& Trujillo, Michael A.& Peralta, Silvina Victoria& Stolfi, Miriam E.& Morelli, Eliana& Perrin, Paul B.…[et al.]. Family Dynamics and Personal Strengths among Dementia Caregivers in Argentina. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1104962
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1104962