Relationship Status and Quality Are Associated With Perceived Benefits of Caregiving for People With Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

"Benefit finding" is a strengths-based strategy for coping with medical illness that may be particularly useful for caregivers of people with heart failure given the highly fluctuating disease course.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate benefit finding's association with the caregiver-care recipient relationship, depression, and burden at baseline and longitudinally.

Methods

This is a longitudinal observational study of caregivers' benefit finding, relationship quality, depression, and burden. Correlation and multiple regression analyses identify baseline associations and predictors of 12-month change in benefit finding.

Results

At baseline (n = 100; median, 60 years [interquartile range, 46-69]; 81% female, 70% partner/spouse), increa

SUBMITTER: Glickman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11415544 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Aug 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature