The role of religion/spirituality in coping with caregiving for disabled elders

Author(s): Noonan, A. E., Tennstedt, S. L.

Journal/Book: Gerontologist. 1998; 38: 1275 K Street NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005-4006. Gerontological Society Amer. 463-470.

Abstract: This study examined how religious/spiritual coping was related to specific conditions of caregiving and psychological distress among 127 informal caregivers to community-residing disabled elders. Support was found for the hypothesis that religious/spiritual coping influences caregiver distress indirectly through the quality of the relationship between caregiver and care recipient. Caregivers who used religious or spiritual beliefs to cope with caregiving had a better relationship with care recipients, which was associated with lower levels of depression and role submersion.

Note: Article Chang BH, Edith Nourse Rogers Mem Vet Adm Hosp, Ctr Hlth Qual Outcomes & Econ Res, 200 Springs Rd, Bedford,MA 01730 USA

Keyword(s): caregiver stress; caregiver distress; relationship quality; caregiver well-being; LIFE SATISFACTION; MARITAL SATISFACTION; RELAXATION RESPONSE; BLACK-AMERICANS; RELIGION; HEALTH; STRESS; CARE; AGE; DEPRESSION

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