Patterns of Family Conflict and Accusations of Abuse in Dementia Family Caregivers: A Latent Class Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Family conflict is a stressor for dementia family caregivers, yet its impact may differ based on the relationship between caregivers and their recipients. This study's objectives were to categorize caregivers into groups based on family conflict, examine whether the relationship to the recipient influences group membership, and determine whether these groups are associated with engaging in abusive and neglectful behaviors.

Research design and methods

This national, cross-sectional study of 453 dementia family caregivers used latent class analysis to generate groups based on family conflict and abuse accusations. A multinomial logistic regression determined if relationship type (i.e., being a spouse, child, or grandchild to the care recipient or havi

SUBMITTER: Browning WR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11446213 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature