The Impact of the REACH II Intervention on Caregivers' Perceived Health.
J Appl Gerontol
; 34(5): 590-608, 2015 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
The primary goal of the current study was to examine the impact of a caregiving support program on caregivers' perceived health at 6 months following baseline assessment in the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health II (REACH II) intervention. A composite measure of perceived health was established and incorporated self-rated health, change in self-rated health, and improvement in physical health. A total of 494 participants receiving the REACH II intervention or an education-only intervention were included in this study. Mixed effect linear regression analysis was performed to examine the effect of the intervention and the factors that mediate this relationship. Findings suggest that the enhanced supportive intervention led to significant improvement in caregivers' overall perceived health at 6 months. This effect remains significant after controlling for positive satisfaction with caregiving. Improving caregivers' stress and burden while fostering positive rewards and appraisals may provide indirect health benefits and maintain overall health in dementia caregivers.
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Asunto principal:
Estrés Psicológico
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Cuidadores
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Enfermedad de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
J Appl Gerontol
Año:
2015
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos