Title :

Do spouse caregivers of persons with early- and late-onset dementia cope differently? a comparative study

Author(s) :

Wawrziczny, Emilie [Auteur]
415060|||Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Pasquier, Florence [Auteur]
451074|||Troubles cognitifs dégénératifs et vasculaires - U 1171 - EA 1046 [TCDV]
Ducharme, Francine [Auteur]
Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montreal [CRIUGM]
Kergoat, Marie-Jeanne [Auteur]
Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montreal [CRIUGM]
Antoine, Pascal [Auteur]
415060|||Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]

Journal title :

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Abbreviated title :

Arch. Gerontol. Geriatr.

Volume number :

69

Pages :

162-168

Publisher :

Elsevier

Publication date :

2017-03

ISSN :

0167-4943

English keyword(s) :

Spouse caregiver
Coping strategies
Late-onset dementia
Early-onset dementia
Comparative study
Mesh:Humans
Mesh:Spouses/psychology*
Mesh:Adaptation
Mesh:Psychological/physiology*
Mesh:Aged
Mesh:Caregivers/psychology*
Mesh:Qualitative Research
Mesh:Middle Aged
Mesh:Male
Mesh:Female
Mesh:Dementia/psychology
Mesh:Dementia/nursing*
Mesh:Cost of Illness*

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

English abstract : [en]

OBJECTIVE: To explore spouse caregivers' means of coping with the disease and compare them based on the age of onset of the disease in order to adapt support programs. METHODS: Interviews were conducted with 38 spouse ...
Show more >OBJECTIVE: To explore spouse caregivers' means of coping with the disease and compare them based on the age of onset of the disease in order to adapt support programs. METHODS: Interviews were conducted with 38 spouse caregivers of persons with late-onset dementia (PLOD) and 40 spouse caregivers of persons with early onset dementia (PEOD). The first step in the analysis was qualitative, using QSR N'Vivo 10 to identify the coping strategies. The second step was quantitative, comparing the coping strategies based on the age of onset of the disease with a χ2 test. RESULTS: An inventory of 26 strategies used by all caregivers was established and consolidated into two groups: acceptance strategies and avoidance strategies. The statistical results show that some strategies were used by the two groups of caregivers. However, when differences emerged, the "Planning" strategy was used by spouse caregivers of PEOD, whereas the "Re-arranging", "Humor" and "Getting away from the entourage" strategies were used by spouse caregivers of PLOD. CONCLUSIONS: It would be interesting to develop a support program with a common framework and specific modules depending on the age of onset of the disease. Common modules would permit developing and strengthening acceptance strategies. Specific modules for caregivers of PEOD would guide them in the acquisition of more adaptability and flexibility in the assistance provided to the PWD, which can sometimes be too rigid and controlled. Specific modules for caregivers of PLOD would help them to develop the ability to request help and identify the intervention limits of the entourage.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

CHU Lille
CNRS
Inserm
Université de Lille

Collections :

• Lille Neurosciences & Cognition (LilNCog) - U 1172
• Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Research team(s) :

Troubles cognitifs dégénératifs et vasculaires
Équipe Dynamique Émotionnelle et Pathologies (DEEP)

Submission date :

2019-11-27T13:03:00Z
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