title: Predicting longitudinal patterns of psychological distress in older husband caregivers: further analysis of existing data.
abstract: Further analysis of existing data from a previous longitudinal study of older husband caregivers sought to determine whether primary objective and subjective stressors drawn from Pearlin's model of caregiving could predict three patterns of psychological distress observed in the sample over 1 year: (a) stable high (n=115), (b) stable low (n=44), and (c) rising (n=46). Results of discriminant function analyses show that subjective stressors (level of role overload, role captivity and relational deprivation) at baseline, distinguish the stable low group of husbands from the stable-high. The results suggest that there is considerable stability over time. Many husband caregivers report high-psychological distress and need help, whereas there is a need of preventive interventions to keep psychological distress low. Implications for singular interventions that target specific factors according to group membership are discussed.
authors: Centre de Recherche, Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada. louise.levesque@umontreal.ca
authors: Louise
authors: L
authors: Levesque
authors: Francine
authors: F
authors: Ducharme
authors: Steven H
authors: SH
authors: Zarit
authors: Lise
authors: L
authors: Lachance
authors: Francine
authors: F
authors: Giroux
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D017281:Cost of Illness; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011336:Probability; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D018454:Spouses / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control