Chronic psychosocial stress: does it modulate
immunity to the influenza vaccine in Hong Kong Chinese elderly
caregivers?17
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AGE 2013 |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong – China |
“Determine whether chronic stress is associated
with poorer influenza-specific immune responses to influenza
vaccines in Hong Kong Chinese elderly
people”17:1479
|
GDS-15 Chinese version, mean punctuation in a range
of 0-15 |
Positive affect as associated with fewer sleep
problems in older caregivers but not
noncaregivers18
|
Gerontologist 2013 |
University School of Public Health – USA |
Examined “whether the associations of positive
affect and depressive symptoms with sleep problems differed
between caregivers and noncaregivers”18:61
|
CES-D 20 items, cutoff > 15 |
Psychosocial and cognitive health differences by
caregiver status among older Mexican Americans19
|
Community Mental Health 2013 |
University of California – USA |
Identify “the risk and protective factors
associated with informal caregiving by older (≥ 70 years)
Mexican Americans and profile caregiving
arrangements”19:61
|
CES-D 20 items, cutoff > 15 |
Influence of gender, age and income on the
well-being of elderly caregivers20
|
Brazilian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology
2013 |
State University of Campinas – Brazil |
“Compare elderly caregivers with non-caregivers
regarding their health psychosocial and functional status, and
to investigate the influence of socioeconomic variables on these
conditions in both groups”20:664
|
GDS-15 Brazilian version, cutoff > 5 |
Relationships between gender, age, family
conditions, physical and mental health, and social isolation of
elderly caregivers21
|
International Psychogeriatrics 2012 |
State University of Campinas – Brazil |
“Investigate the relationship between caregivers’
gender, age, family income, living arrangements and social
support as independent variables, and depressive symptoms,
comorbidities, level of frailty, grip strength, walking speed
and social isolation, as dependent
variables”21:472
|
GDS-15 Brazilian version, cutoff > 5 |
Modeling trajectories and transitions: results from
the New York University caregiver intervention22
|
Nursing Research 2011 |
University of Minnesota – USA |
“Estimate the effects of comprehensive psychosocial
support on trajectories of spouse caregivers’ well-being related
to the nursing home placement transition”22:S28
|
GDS-30 items, mean punctuation in a range of
0-30 |
Acculturation and depressive symptoms among Mexican
American elders new to the caregiving role: results from the
Hispanic-EPESE23
|
Journal of Aging and Health 2011 |
University of South Florida – USA |
“Identify characteristics associated with becoming
a caregiver among Mexican American (MA) elders and to examine
predictors of depressive symptoms among the new caregivers 2
years later”23:467
|
CES-D 20 items, cutoff > 15 |
The relation of pain and caregiver burden in
informal older adult caregivers24
|
Pain Medicine 2011 |
University of Regina – Canada |
“Study the associations between caregiver pain,
depression, and caregiver burden in a sample of older adult
caregivers”24:51
|
GDS-30 items, cutoff > 10 |
Childhood Adversity Heightens the Impact of
Later-Life Caregiving Stress on Telomere Length and
Inflammation25
|
Psychosomatic Medicine 2011 |
The Ohio State University College of Medicine –
USA |
Evaluate “whether childhood abuse and other
adversities have lasting, detectable consequences for
inflammation and cell aging late in life, and whether the
effects are large enough to be discernible beyond that of a
major chronic stressor, dementia family
caregiving”25:16
|
CES-D 20 items, did not show the results in
numbers |
Factors that explain the poorer mental health of
caregivers: Results from a community survey of older
Australians26
|
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
2010 |
The Autralian National University – Australia |
“Identify mediating factors that could provide a
basis for intervention and policy options to better support
older Australian caregivers”26:617
|
Goldberg anxiety and depression scales – 18 items,
mean punctuation in a range of 0-18 |
An evaluation of a wellness guide for older carers
living in the community27
|
Public Health Nursing 2010 |
Deakin University – Australia |
“Assess the usefulness and effectiveness of a
wellness guide and to identify whether its use by a group of
older ‘‘new’’ carers would make them healthier and knowledgeable
of community resources”27:302
|
DASS short version, mean punctuation in a range of
0-63 |
Depression among older Mexican American
caregivers28
|
Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
2010 |
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis –
USA |
“Compare depression levels between older Mexican
American caregivers and noncaregivers while controlling for
confounds identified but not controlled in past
research”28:50
|
CES-D 20 items, cutoff > 15 |
Depression and anxiety in primary caregivers of
elderly adults with Alzheimer dementia: case
studies29
|
Interdisciplinary Studies on Aging 2010 |
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
– Brazil |
“Investigate the occurrence of depression and
anxiety in primary caregivers of elderly adults with Alzheimer
Dementia”29:214
|
BDI 21 items, did not show the results in
numbers |
Collaborative memory intervention in dementia:
caregiver participation matters30
|
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 2009 |
University of Umea – Sweden |
“Examine the effectiveness of a collaborative
memory intervention for persons with dementia and their spousal
caregivers, where the couple acquired and practised memory
supportive strategies (spaced-retrieval and hierarchical cuing)
to learn a face – name association and to set a table for
coffee/tea”30:696
|
BDI 21 items, mean punctuation in a range of
0-63 |
Quality of life among older grandparent caregivers:
a pilot study31
|
Journal of Advanced Nursing 2009 |
National Cheng Kung University – Taiwan |
“Compare quality of life and levels of depressive
symptoms among older grandparent caregivers and noncaregivers in
Taiwan”31:1475
|
GDS-30 items, did not show the results in
numbers |
Effects of cranial electrical stimulation on sleep
disturbances, depressive symptoms, and caregiving appraisal in
spousal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s
disease32
|
Applied Nursing Research 2009 |
University of Virginia – USA |
“Investigate the short-term use of the
AlphaStim® CES device on sleep disturbance,
depressive symptoms, and subjective appraisal in elderly persons
who are the primary caregivers for their spouses with
AD”32:120
|
GDS-30 items, cutoff > 10 |
Positive affect and incidence of frailty in elderly
women caregivers and noncaregivers: results of Caregiver-Study
of Osteoporotic Fractures33
|
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
2009 |
University of Maryland – USA |
“Determine whether positive affect is associated
with a lower incidence of frailty over 2 years in elderly
community-dwelling women and to test the stress-buffering
hypothesis by evaluating whether these associations differed in
caregivers and noncaregivers”33:627
|
CES-D 20 items, cutoff > 15 |