Analysis of the moderating effect of self-efficacy domains in different points of the dementia caregiving process.
Aging Ment Health
; 15(2): 221-31, 2011 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-20924819
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Studies analyzing the moderator role of self-efficacy have centered their attention on the relationship between stressors and distress. However, drawing upon the stress and coping model, the moderator effects of self-efficacy may appear in the relationship between other key elements of the stress process. OBJECTIVES ANDMETHOD:
The purpose of this study was to analyze, in a sample of 167 dementia family caregivers, (1) the moderating effect of self-efficacy for managing behavioral problems on the relationship between frequency of behavioral problems and burden; and (2) the moderating effect of self-efficacy for controlling upsetting thoughts on the relationship between burden and caregivers' distress (depression and anxiety).RESULTS:
While no support has been found for the hypothesis that self-efficacy for managing behavioral problems moderates the relationship between frequency of behavioral problems and burden, our findings support the moderator role of self-efficacy for controlling upsetting thoughts in the relationship between burden and distress. No differences in distress measures are found between caregivers with high and low scores on self-efficacy for controlling upsetting thoughts when they report low levels of burden. However, when the levels of burden are high, caregivers with high self-efficacy for controlling upsetting thoughts report significantly lower levels of distress than caregivers with low self-efficacy for controlling upsetting thoughts.CONCLUSION:
Self-efficacy for controlling upsetting thoughts may be particularly effective for caregivers who report high burden scores, attenuating the impact of burden on caregivers' distress (depression and anxiety).
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidadores
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Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença
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Autoeficácia
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Demência
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Doença de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aging Ment Health
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha