Characteristics and Correlates of Caregivers' Perceptions of Their Family Members' Memory Loss.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding caregiver's perceptions of their family member's memory loss is a necessary step in planning nursing interventions to detect and address caregiver burden.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to characterize caregivers' perceptions of their family members' memory loss and identify potential correlates within Leventhal's common sense model (CSM).

Methods

This secondary analysis used baseline data from a larger randomized controlled trial. Patients with memory loss and their caregivers (N = 83 dyads) from the community were included. The adapted Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) assessed caregivers' illness perceptions. Eight additional instruments measured correlates within the CSM. Responses were described; multiple linear regre

SUBMITTER: Yu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5408468 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May/Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature