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The Gerontologist, Vol 31, Issue 2 217-223, Copyright © 1991 by The Gerontological Society of America

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Stressors and well-being among caregivers to older adults with dementia: the in-home versus nursing home experience

MA Stephens, JM Kinney and PK Ogrocki
Department of Psychology, Kent State University, OH 44242.

We examined differences in stressors and well-being for caregivers who care for a relative with dementia at home and those who had placed their relative in a nursing home. The groups did not differ in depression or somatic complaints, but nursing home caregivers had fewer social and interpersonal disruptions. Controlling for caregiving problems, nursing home caregivers reported more stressors due to ADL (activities of daily living) assistance, their relatives' behavioral and cognitive functioning, and lack of caregiving support from family and friends.




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