Open AccessPurpose in Life Among Family Care Partners Managing Dementia: Links to Caregiving Gains
Author(s) -
Courtney A. Polenick,
Carey Wexler Sherman,
Kira S. Birditt,
Steven H. Zarit,
Helen C. Kales
Publication year - 2018
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/gny063
Subject(s) - dementia , psychology , gerontology , medicine , disease , pathology
Purpose in life is associated with better health and has been found to minimize caregiving stress. Greater purpose may also promote caregiving gains (i.e., rewards or uplifts from providing care), yet the implications of purpose for positive aspects of the care role are largely unknown. The present study determined how perceptions of purpose in life among persons with dementia (PWDs) and their family caregivers are linked to caregiving gains.
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