© 1989 The Gerontological Society of America
Husbands and Wives as Caregivers: Antecedents of Depression and Burden1
2 Philadelphia Geriatric Center 5301 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141
3 Data Operations, Philadelphia Geriatric Center
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Contrasting predictors of depression among 101 men and 214 women providing care to spouses suffering from Alzheimer's Disease indicated that the sole predictor for husbands was ill health, whereas for wives less emotional investment was also predictive. While there were no significant predictors for burden among husbands, for wives, burden was associated with poorer health, less emotional investment, greater spouse impairment, and provision of more assistance with tasks.
Keywords: Caregiver, Husbands and wives, Mental health
1 This research project was supported by Grant R01 MH40480 ("Caring for Demented Spouses: Crisis vs Adaptation") from the National Institute of Mental Health. Special thanks to Dr. Sheryl Potashnik for her factor analytic work.
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