Psychological distress in Brazilian caregivers of relatives with dementia

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-19

  Bandeira, D R ^a   Pawlowski, J ^a   Goncalves T R ^a   Hilgert, J B ^a   Bozzetti, M C ^a   Hugo, F N ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRAZIL; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; STRESS;

AGED; BRAZIL; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33845623334     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860600640814     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Anthony-Bergstone, C. R., Zarit, S. H., & Gatz, M. (1988). Symptoms of psychological distress among caregivers of dementia patients. Psychology and Aging, 3(3), 245-248.
2. Bauer, M. E., Vedhara, K., Perks, P., Wilcok, G. K., Lightman, S. L., & Shanks, N. (2000). Chronic stress in caregivers of dementia patients is associated with reduced lymphocyte sensitivity to glucocorticoids. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 103, 84-92.
3. Bodnar, J. C., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (1994). Caregiver depression after bereavement: Chronic stress isn't over when it's over. Psychology and Aging, 9, 372-380.
4. Cacioppo, J. T., Poehlmann, K. M., Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., Malarkey, W. B., Burleson, M. H., & Glaser, R. (1998). Cellular immune responses to acute stress in female caregivers of dementia patients and matched controls. Health Psychology, 17(2), 182-189.
5. Cantor, M. H. (1983). Strain among caregivers: A study of experience in the United States. [Online]. Gerontologist, 23(6), 597-604. Abstract from: Periódicos Capes File: PsycINFO Item 16-9013.
6. Cunha, J. A. (2001). Escalas beck (Beck Scales). São Paulo: Casa do Psicólogo.
7. Dura, J. R., Stukenberg, K. W., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (1990). Chronic stress and depressive disorders in older adults. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 99(3), 284-290.
8. Dura, J. R., Stukenberg, K. W., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (1991). Anxiety and depressive disorders in adult children caring for demented parents. Psychology and Aging, 6(3), 467-473.
9. George, L. K., & Gwynther, L. P. (1986). Caregivers well-being: A multidimensional examination of family caregivers of demented adult. The Gerontologist, 26, 253-259.
10. Goode, K. T., Haley, W. E., Roth, D. L., & Ford, G. R. (1998). Predicting longitudinal changes in caregiver physical and mental health: A stress process model. Health Psychology, 17(2), 190-198.
11. Haley, W. E. (1997). The family caregiver's role in Alzheimer's disease. Neurology, 48(5), 25S-29S.
12. Haley, W. E., Levine, E., Brown, L., & Bartolucci, A. (1987). Stress, appraisal, coping and social supports as mediators of adaptation outcome among dementia caregivers. Psychology and Aging, 2, 323-330.
13. Haley, W. E., Roth, D. L., Coleton, M. I., Ford, G. R., West, C. A., Collins, R. P., et al. (1996). Appraisal, coping and social support as mediators of well-being in black and white family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer disease. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64(1), 121-129.
14. Hilgert, J. B. (2002). Estresse, cortisol e periodontite. achados clínicos e biológicos numa população com 50 anos ou mais (Stress, cortisol and periodontitis. Clinical and biological findings in a population aged 50 years and over). Unpublished master's thesis, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
15. Hooker, K., Monahan, D., Shifren, K., & Hutchinson, C. (1992). Mental and physical health of spouse caregivers: The role of personality. Psychology and Aging, 7(3), 367-375.
16. Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal and coping. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
17. Lipp, M. N. (2000). Inventário de Sintomas de Stress para Adultos de Lipp (Lipp's Inventory of Stress Symptoms for Adults). São Paulo: Casa do Psicólogo.
18. Mills, P. J., Ziegler, M. G., Patterson, T., Dimsdale, J. E., Hauger, R., Irwin, M., et al. (1997). Plasma catecholamine and lymphocyte beta 2-adrenergic receptor alterations in elderly Alzheimer caregivers under stress. Psychosomatic Medicine, 59, 251-256.
19. Morano, C. L. (2003). Appraisal and coping: Moderators and mediators of stress in Alzheimer's disease caregivers? Social Work Research, 27(2), 116-128.
20. Pinquart, M., & Sörensen, S. (2003). Differences between caregivers and non-caregivers in psychological health and physical health: A meta analysis. Psychology and Aging, 18(2), 250-267.
21. Russo, J., Vitaliano, P. P., Brewer, D. D., Katon, W., & Becker, J. (1995). Psychiatric disorders in spouse caregivers of care recipients with Alzheimer's disease and matched controls: A diathesis-stress model of psychopathology. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 104(1), 197-204.
22. Schulz, R., & Williamson, G. M. (1991). A 2-year longitudinal study of depression among Alzheimer's caregivers. Psychology and Aging, 6(4), 569-578.
23. Schulz, R., & Beach, S. R. (1999). Caregiving as a risk factor for mortality: The caregiver health effects study. Journal of the American Medical Association, 282(23), 2215-2219.
24. Vitaliano, P. P., Russo, J., Young, H. M., Teri, L., & Maiuro, R. D. (1991). Predictors of burden in spouse caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Psychology and Aging, 6(3), 392-402.
25. Vitaliano, P. P., Zhang, J., & Scanlan, J. M. (2003). Is caregiving hazardous to one's physical health? A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 129, 946-972.