Open AccessPhysical Disability Contributes to Caregiver Stress in Dementia Caregivers
Author(s) -
David Bruce,
Glenys Paley,
Pam Nichols,
Debbie Roberts,
Peter J. Underwood,
Frank Schäper
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/60.3.345
Subject(s) - dementia , mental health , physical disability , caregiver stress , physical health , logistic regression , family caregivers , psychology , caregiver burden , primary caregiver , medicine , psychiatry , gerontology , clinical psychology , disease , developmental psychology , pathology
Previous findings of studies on the impact of physical illness on caregiver health have been inconsistent. The authors wanted to determine whether physical disability, as determined by the SF-12 survey that provides information on both physical and mental health problems, contributes to caregiver stress.
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