Neuroticism and Longitudinal Change in Caregiver Depression: Impact of a Spouse-Caregiver Intervention Program
Author(s) -
Yuri Jang,
Olivio J. Clay,
David L. Roth,
William E. Haley,
Mary Mittelman
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/44.3.311
Subject(s) - neuroticism , spouse , psychosocial , depression (economics) , intervention (counseling) , longitudinal study , clinical psychology , psychology , personality , medicine , psychiatry , social psychology , pathology , sociology , anthropology , economics , macroeconomics
We examined the impact of caregiver neuroticism on longitudinal change in depression among spouse-caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease receiving either enhanced psychosocial treatment or usual care. We were interested in whether high levels of caregiver neuroticism would lead to a diminished response to the enhanced treatment and whether neuroticism affected the longitudinal course of caregiver depression regardless of intervention.
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