TY - JOUR
T1 - Affective and behavioral stress outcomes in Alzheimer's caregivers
AU - Burns, Edith A.
AU - Wagstaff, David A.
AU - Hirschman, Robert
AU - Fleming, Raymond
AU - Goodwin, James S.
AU - Greenberg, Jordan J.
PY - 2002/7/1
Y1 - 2002/7/1
N2 - Few investigations have looked at behavioral stress outcomes in Alzheimer's caregivers. This study documented concentration deficits to examine behavioral outcomes of stress in 33 Alzheimer's Disease (AD) caregivers and in 33 age-, sex-, and race-matched controls. As hypothesized, caregivers showed less persistence than controls in solving problems from a standard test of problem-solving ability. In addition, caregivers tended to make more errors than controls on a standard proofreading task (p < .09). In AD caregivers, cognitive deficits (represented by lower scores on problem-solving and concentration tasks) may be representative of a broader deficit in concentration that impairs the ability of caregivers to provide for their own needs and the needs of the family member for whom they are caring.
AB - Few investigations have looked at behavioral stress outcomes in Alzheimer's caregivers. This study documented concentration deficits to examine behavioral outcomes of stress in 33 Alzheimer's Disease (AD) caregivers and in 33 age-, sex-, and race-matched controls. As hypothesized, caregivers showed less persistence than controls in solving problems from a standard test of problem-solving ability. In addition, caregivers tended to make more errors than controls on a standard proofreading task (p < .09). In AD caregivers, cognitive deficits (represented by lower scores on problem-solving and concentration tasks) may be representative of a broader deficit in concentration that impairs the ability of caregivers to provide for their own needs and the needs of the family member for whom they are caring.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2002.tb00077.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1751-9861.2002.tb00077.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0038457561
SN - 1071-2089
VL - 7
SP - 65
EP - 74
JO - Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
JF - Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
IS - 2
ER -