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Resourcefulness in A frican A merican and C aucasian A merican Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: Associations With Perceived Burden, Depression, Anxiety, Positive Cognitions, and Psychological Well‐Being
Author(s) -
Bekhet Abir K.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12095
Subject(s) - dementia , anxiety , hostility , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , psychology , cognition , psychiatry , medicine , disease , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Purpose Providing care to persons with dementia can have negative effects on caregivers' physical and psychological well‐being. This secondary analysis explored relationships among perceived burden, depression, anxiety, resourcefulness, and psychological well‐being in 28 A frican A merican ( AA ) and 45 C aucasian A merican ( CA ) caregivers of persons with dementia. Design and Methods Descriptive, cross‐sectional design was used to examine the hypothesized relationships in a sample of 73 caregivers. Findings CA s reported greater burden ( t = −3.68, p < .001), more anxiety ( t = −2.66, p < .01), depression ( t = −2.21, p < .05), and hostility ( t = −2.30, p < .05) than AA s. AA s reported higher scores than CA s on resourcefulness, positive cognitions, and psychological well‐being. Practice Implications The study findings provided directions for the development of resourcefulness interventions to enhance the psychological well‐being among dementia caregivers.