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Is there a Difference between Family Caregiving of Institutionalized Elders with or without Dementia?

Université de Montréal

Francine Ducharme

Université de Montréal

Lise Lachance

Université de Montréal

Linda A. Gerdner, R.N., Ph.D.

Little Rock VA Medical Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Mary Marmoll Jirovec

Wayne State University College of Nursing

Louise Lévesque

Francine Ducharme, Lise Lachance, Université de Montréal

Based on the stress and coping model of Lazarus and Folkman, the aim of this comparative study was to determine whether the caregiving experience of the caregivers of an institutionalized demented relative is different from the one of the caregivers whose relative does not suffer from dementia. Five dimensions of the caregiving experience were considered: stressors, cognitive appraisal of the stressors, social support, coping strategies and well-being. The sample consisted of primary caregivers of a demented and a nondemented relative. Results revealed that the caregivers of a demented relative were exposed to more stressors than the caregivers of a nondemented relative. Functional impairment as well as depressive behaviors were appraised as more disturbing. According to MANCOVA analysis, formal and informal social support seems to play a protective role in the psychological distress of the caregivers of a demented relative. There was no difference between the two groups with regard to their coping strategies. Overall, the caregivers of a demented relative seemed to experience some dimensions of caregiving in a different way compared with their counterparts, and the nature of dementia in itself helps to explain this difference.

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