Gender Differences in Dementia Spousal Caregiving
Joint Authors
Strandberg, Timo
Eloniemi-Sulkava, Ulla
Savikko, Niina
Pitkälä, Kaisu Hannele
Tilvis, Reijo Sakari
Pöysti, Minna Maria
Laakkonen, Marja-Liisa
Source
International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The proportion of male caregivers is rapidly increasing.
However, there are few large scale studies exploring gender differences in the burden or coping with caregiving.
We investigated this among caregivers of patients with dementia.
The study cohort consisted of 335 dyads of wife-husband couples from two studies including dementia patients and their spousal caregivers.
Baseline mini-mental state examination (MMSE), clinical dementia rating scale (CDR), neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI), cornell depression scale and charlson comorbidity index (CCI) were used to describe patients with dementia, Zarit burden scale and geriatric depression scale were used to measure experienced burden and depression of caregivers.
Mean age of caregivers was 78 years.
There were no differences in depression, satisfaction with life, or loneliness according to caregivers' gender.
Male caregivers had more comorbidities than females (CCI 1.9 versus 1.1, P<0.001), and the wives of male caregivers had a more severe stage of dementia than husbands of female caregivers (CDR, P=0.048; MMSE14.0 versus 17.7, P<0.001).
However, the mean Zarit burden scale was significantly lower among male than female caregivers (31.5 versus 37.5; P<0.001).
Lower education of male caregivers tended to be associated with less experienced burden.
In conclusion, male caregivers of dementia experienced lower burden than female caregivers despite care recipients' more severe disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pöysti, Minna Maria& Laakkonen, Marja-Liisa& Strandberg, Timo& Savikko, Niina& Tilvis, Reijo Sakari& Eloniemi-Sulkava, Ulla…[et al.]. 2012. Gender Differences in Dementia Spousal Caregiving. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pöysti, Minna Maria…[et al.]. Gender Differences in Dementia Spousal Caregiving. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pöysti, Minna Maria& Laakkonen, Marja-Liisa& Strandberg, Timo& Savikko, Niina& Tilvis, Reijo Sakari& Eloniemi-Sulkava, Ulla…[et al.]. Gender Differences in Dementia Spousal Caregiving. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450876
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-450876