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Appraisals of strain and of gain — effects on psychological wellbeing of caregivers of dementia patients
Author(s)	S R Rapp, D Chao
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 4, no 2, May 2000
Pages	pp 142-147
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Stress ; Well being ; Informal care ; Dementia ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
Annotation	While much attention has been given to the negative impact of providing day-to-day care to an older, dependent family member, little is known about the benefits caregivers perceive and possible positive impacts. This US study used a questionnaire to examine the contributions of 63 active caregivers' appraisals of role strain and role gain in predicting both positive and negative aspects of carer well-being. While care recipients' memory and behaviour problems correlated with negative affect, they did not predict positive affect. The results also suggest that positive appraisals play an important and under-recognised role in buffering stress, and that they are independent of negative appraisals. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001018215 A
Classmark	QNH: D:F:5HH: P6: EA: 4C: 7T
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