The Psychological and Health Consequences of Caring for a Spouse With Dementia: A Critical Comparison of Husbands and Wives |
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| Authors: | Carrie Gibbons Joy Creese Mun Tran Kevin Brazil Lori Chambers Bruce Weaver |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Research Department , St. Joseph's Care Group , Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada;2. Department of Psychology , Lakehead University , Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada;3. Extensive Services, St. Joseph's Care Group , Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada;4. Department of Clinical Epidemiology &5. Biostatistics , McMaster University , Hamilton , Ontario , Canada;6. Women's Studies, Lakehead University , Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada;7. Human Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada |
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| Abstract: | Caring for someone with dementia can be demanding, particularly for spouses living with the care recipient. The main goal of this study was to clarify differences in the experience of caregivers who were husbands and wives with respect to burden, health, healthy behaviors, presence of difficult care recipient behaviors, social supports, and the quality of the premorbid relationship. The results of this study support research demonstrating a difference between the caregiving experiences of women and men. It is becoming increasingly apparent that female gender is a marker that places them at increased risk of high burden and less support. |
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| Keywords: | caregiver health dementia premorbid relationship burden aggressive behavior |
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