Carers of people aged over 50 with physical impairment, memory loss and dementia: a comparative study

Ageing and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 355-369

  Schofield, Hilary ^a   Murphy, Barbara ^b   Herrman, Helen E ^b   Bloch, Sidney ^b   Singh, Bruce S ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 0032445274     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x98006965     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Anderson, C. S., Linto, J. and Stewart-Wynne, E. G. 1995. A population-based assessment of the impact and burdrn of caregiving for long-term stroke survivors. Stroke, 26, 843-9.
2. Baumgarten, M., Hanley, J. A., Infante-Rivard, C., Battista, R. N., Becker, R. and Gauthier, S. 1994. Health of family members caring for elderly persons with dementia - a longitudinal study. Annals of Internal Medicins, 190, 126-32.
3. Brodaty, H. and Hadzi-Pavlovic, D. 1990. Psychosocial effects on carers of living with persons with dementia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 34, 351-61.
4. Cattanach, L. and Tebes, J. K. 1991. The nature of elder impairment and its impact on family caregivers' health and psychosocial functioning. The Gerontologist, 31, 246-55.
5. Clipp, E. and George, L. 1989. Caregiver needs and patterns of social support. Journal of Gerontology, 45, S102-11.
6. Commonwealth Department of Health, Housing and Community Services. 1992. Putting the pieces together: a national action plan for dementia care. Mid term review of the Aged Care Reform Strategy State 2 1991-1992.
7. Crystal, H. A. 1988. The diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and other dementing disorders. In Aaronson, M. K. (ed), Understanding Alzheimer's Disease, Macmillan, New York.
8. Draper, B. M., Poulos, C. J., Cole, A. M., Poulos, R. G. and Ehrlich, F. 1992. A comparison of caregivers for elderly stroke and dementia victims. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 40, 896-901.
9. Ehrlich, F., Bowring, G., Draper, B., Poulos, C. and Salgado, R. 1992. Caring for carers - a national problem. Medical Journal of Australia, 156, 590-2.
10. Gallagher, D., Wrabetz, A., Lovett, S., DelMaestro, S. and Rose, J. 1989. Depression and other negative affects in family caregiving. In Light, E. and Lebowitz, B. (eds), Alzheimer's Disease Treatment and Family Stress: Directions for Research, 218-31. National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, DC.
11. Headey, B. and Wearing. A. J. 1992. Understanding Happiness: a Theory of Subjective Wellbeing. Longman Cheshire, Melbourne.
12. Idler, E. L., Kasl, S. V. and Lemke, J. 1990. Self-rated health: a predictor of mortality among the elderly in New Haven, Connecticut and Iowa and Washington counties, Iowa, American Journal of Epidemiology, 131, 91-131.
13. Jorm, A. F., Henderson, S., Scott, R., Mackinnon, A. J., Korten, A. E. and Christcnsen, H. 1993. The disabled elderly in the community: care received from family and formal services. Medical Journal of Australia, 158, 383-8.
14. Lawton, M., Brody, E. and Saperstein, A. 1989. A controlled study of respite services for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients. The Gerontologist, 39, 8-16.
15. Levin, E., Sinclair, I. and Gorbach, P. 1989. Families, Services and Confusion in Old Age. Hants, Avebury, Aldenhot.
16. Livingston, G., Manela, M. and Katona, C. 1996. Depression and other psychiatric morbidity in carers of elderly people living at home. British Medical Journal, 313, 153-6.
17. Montgomery, R. and Borgatta, E. 1989. The effects of alternative support strategies on family caregiving. The Gerontologist, 39, 457-64.
18. Morris, R. G., Morris, L. W. and Britton, P. G. 1988. Factors affecting the emotional wellbeing of the caregivers of dementia sufferers. British Journal of Psychiatry, 153, 147-56.
19. Mossey, J. A. and Shapira, E. 1982. Self-rated health: a predictor of mortality among the elderly, American Journal of Public Health, 79, 800-8.
20. Murphy, B., Schofield, H., Nankervis, J., Bloch, S., Herrman, H. and Singh, B. 1997. Women with multiple roles: the emotional impact of caring for ageing parents. Ageing and Society, 17, 277-91.
21. O'Connor, D. W., Politt, P. A. and Roth, M. 1990. Problems reported by relatives in a community sample of dementia. British Journal of Psychiatry 156, 835-41.
22. Pearlin, L. I., Mullan, J. T., Semple, S. J. and Skaff, M. M. 1990. Caregiving and the stress process: an overview of concepts and their measures. The Gerontologist, 30, 563-94.
23. Philp, I., McKee, K. J., Meldrum, P., Ballinger, B. R., Gilhooly, M. L. M., Gordon, D. S., Mutch, W. J. and Whittick, J. E. 1995. Community care for demented and non-demented elderly people: a comparison study of financial burden, service use and unmet needs in family supporters. British Medical Journal, 310, 1503-6.
24. Poulshock, S. W. and Deimling, G. T. 1984. Families caring for elders in residence: issues in the measurement of burden. Journal of Gerontology, 39, 230-9.
25. Rabins, P. V. 1985. Dementia and the family. Danish Medical Bulletin, 39, 81-3.
26. Rabins, P. V., Fitting, M. D. and Eastham, J. 1990. The emotional impact of caring for the chronically ill. Psychosomatics, 31, 331-6.
27. Schofield, H., Murphy, B. and Herrman, H. 1993. Family carers of people with dementia: a thematic analysis. Paper presented at the Alzheimer's Association (Australia) 3rd National Conference, May 1993.
28. Schofield, H., Herrman, H., Bloch, S., Howe, A. and Singh, B. 1997a. A profile of Australian family caregivers: diversity of roles and circumstances. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 91, 59-66.
29. Schofield, H., Murphy, B., Herrman, H., Bloch, S. and Singh, B. 1997b. Family caregiving: measurement of emotional wellbeing and various aspects of the caregiving role. Psychological Medicine, 27, 647-57.
30. Sutcliffe, C. and Lamer, S. 1988. Counselling carers of the elderly at home: a preliminary study. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 37, 177-8.
31. Turner, D., Frankel, B. G. and Lewin, D. M. 1983. Social support: conceptualization, measurement and implications for mental health. Community and Mental Health, 3, 67-111.
32. Watson, D., Clark, L. A. and Tellegen, A. 1988. Development and validation of brief measures of Positive and Negative Affect: the PANAS Scales. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 1063-70.
33. Whitlach, C., Zarit, M. S. and von Eye, A. 1991. Efficacy of interventions with caregivers: a reanalysis, The Gerontologist, 31, 9-14.
34. Whittick, J. E. 1988. Dementia and mental handicap: emotional distress in carers. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 27, 167-72.
35. Wood, W. 1989. Alzheimer's Disease; Coping with a Living Death. (Human Horizons Series) London, Souvenir Press.
36. Yeatman, R., Bennets, K., Allen, N., Ames, D., Flicker, I., and Waltrowaicz, W. 1993. Is caring for elderly relatives with depression as stressful as caring for those with dementia? A pilot study of Melbourne. International Journal of Geriatric, Psychiatry, 8, 339-42.