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Alternative Title:
Rehabil Psychol
Personal Author:
Berry, Jack W. ; Elliott, Timothy R. ; Grant, Joan S. ; Edwards, Gary ; Fine, Philip R.
Berry, Jack W. ; Elliott, Timothy R. ; Grant, Joan S. ; Edwards, Gary ; Fine, Philip R. Less -
Description:
Objective

To examine whether an individualized problem-solving intervention provided to family caregivers of persons with severe disabilities provides benefits to both caregivers and their care recipients.

Design

Family caregivers were randomly assigned to an education-only control group or a problem-solving training (PST) intervention group. Participants received monthly contacts for 1 year.

Participants

Family caregivers (129 women, 18 men) and their care recipients (81 women, 66 men) consented to participate.

Main Outcome Measures

Caregivers completed the Social Problem-Solving Inventory–Revised, the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale, the Satisfaction with Life scale, and a measure of health complaints at baseline and in 3 additional assessments throughout the year. Care recipient depression was assessed with a short form of the Hamilton Depression Scale.

Results

Latent growth modeling was used to analyze data from the dyads. Caregivers who received PST reported a significant decrease in depression over time, and they also displayed gains in constructive problem-solving abilities and decreases in dysfunctional problem-solving abilities. Care recipients displayed significant decreases in depression over time, and these decreases were significantly associated with decreases in caregiver depression in response to training.

Conclusions

PST significantly improved the problem-solving skills of community-residing caregivers and also lessened their depressive symptoms. Care recipients in the PST group also had reductions in depression over time, and it appears that decreases in caregiver depression may account for this effect.


Subjects:
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Article Caregivers Cost Of Illness Depressive Disorder Disability Evaluation Disabled Persons Female Humans Male Mental Status Schedule Middle Aged Problem Solving Quality Of Life Questionnaires Statistics As Topic Young Adult
Source:
Rehabil Psychol. 2012; 57(2):98-112.
Pubmed ID:
22686549
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC3401541
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
R01 HD037661/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; R01HD37661/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; R49/CE000191/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States
R01 HD037661/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; R01HD37661/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; R49/CE000191/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States Less -
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:77910b0cfd4bb04c2617b2a364bee4b72befc8b27368394b5804f7286f5431eb
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33403/cdc_33403_DS1.pdf
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