Gain in the caregiving experience: Where are we? What next?

BJ Kramer - The Gerontologist, 1997 - academic.oup.com
This critical review of 29 studies published through 1996 on the gain experienced among
informal caregivers of older adults, identifies 13 conceptual (ie, definitions and theoretical …

Positive experiences of caregiving in stroke: a systematic review

A Mackenzie, N Greenwood - Disability and rehabilitation, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To identify positive experiences of caregivers, who are unpaid carers not
statutory, looking after stroke survivors by systematically reviewing published quantitative …

Associations of stressors and uplifts of caregiving with caregiver burden and depressive mood: a meta-analysis

M Pinquart, S Sörensen - The Journals of Gerontology Series B …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
In the present meta-analysis, we integrated findings from 228 studies on the association of
six caregiving-related stressors and caregiving uplifts with burden and depressed mood …

Positive aspects of caregiving: Contributions of the REACH project to the development of new measures for Alzheimer's caregiving

BJ Tarlow, SR Wisniewski, SH Belle… - Research on …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study was to assess a newly developed measure for the positive aspects of
caregiving using a sample of dementia caregivers. The measure was developed and …

Positive aspects of caregiving and adaptation to bereavement.

K Boerner, R Schulz, A Horowitz - Psychology and aging, 2004 - psycnet.apa.org
This study examined how positive aspects of caregiving affect adaptation to bereavement
among older adults who cared for a family member with dementia. The sample consisted of …

Differential predictors of strain and gain among husbands caring for wives with dementia

BJ Kramer - The Gerontologist, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Given that women predominate in the caregiving role, researchers have largely focused on
the experience of female caregivers. This cross-sectional study takes a beginning step …

Is the glass half empty or half full? Reflections on strain and gain in caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease

S Sanders - Social work in health care, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
While caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia experience a
range of caregiving burdens or strains, it has been found that they also experience positive …

Modeling caregiver adaptation over time: the longitudinal impact of behavior problems.

JE Gaugler, A Davey, LI Pearlin, SH Zarit - Psychology and aging, 2000 - psycnet.apa.org
Although cross-sectional research has established the link between care demands and
various indicators of caregiver adaptation, few studies have examined the impact of care …

Young adult children and grandchildren in primary caregiver roles to older relatives and their service needs

M Dellmann‐Jenkins, M Blankemeyer… - family …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Expansion of the family to four generations has resulted in a new population of caregivers to
elderly members: young adults. Our study provides both quantitative and qualitative findings …

Predictors of positive and negative appraisal among Cuban American caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients

DG Harwood, WW Barker, RL Ownby… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study investigated predictors of positive (satisfaction) and negative (burden)
appraisal among Cuban American (CA) caregivers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients …