Coping and guilt in informal caregivers: a predictive model based on structural equations.
Psychol Health Med
; 28(4): 819-830, 2023 04.
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| ID: mdl-35057683
Caregivers experience great stress, and coping can be one of the factors, which determine the extent of stress. The aim of the present paper is to analyze the effects of coping strategies on distress of the older adult's caregiver, including guilt as a mediating factor in those maladaptive strategies. The sample consisted of 201 informal caregivers of institutionalized older adults. The three constructs measured were: stress, guilt, and coping strategies. Results showed that strategies that have a better ability to reduce stress are active, positive reframing and acceptance; on the contrary, behavioral disengagement, self-distraction, self-blame and venting positively predicted the feeling of guilt that facilitated the perception of stress. Given the important association obtained between the experience of guilt and psychological distress in caregivers, it could be relevant to develop psychoeducational interventions with caregivers including techniques to reduce this feeling of guilt and develop cognitive behavioral strategies that facilitate adaptation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stress, Psychological
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Caregivers
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Psychol Health Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain
Country of publication:
United kingdom