TY - JOUR
T1 - The characteristics of dementia caregiving onset
AU - Gaugler, Joseph E.
AU - Wackerbarth, Sarah B.
AU - Mendiondo, Marta
AU - Schmitt, Frederick A.
AU - Smith, Charles D.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - This study examined the characteristics of entry into the caregiving role for family and friends of older adults sufferingfrom dementia. Using data from a large community survey of informal caregivers of patients who visited the University of Kentucky's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (n = 1055), respondents were classified into one of four onset sequences: recognition-diagnosis, care provision, recognition-care, and diagnosis dependent. A multinomial logistic regression identified several characteristics (i.e., caregiver income, time since onset, care recipient gender, care recipient living status, and primary caregiver identification) that were significantly associated with various caregiving onset patterns. The findings describe the complexity of the entry process and its potential association with health-related transitions in the caregiving career.
AB - This study examined the characteristics of entry into the caregiving role for family and friends of older adults sufferingfrom dementia. Using data from a large community survey of informal caregivers of patients who visited the University of Kentucky's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (n = 1055), respondents were classified into one of four onset sequences: recognition-diagnosis, care provision, recognition-care, and diagnosis dependent. A multinomial logistic regression identified several characteristics (i.e., caregiver income, time since onset, care recipient gender, care recipient living status, and primary caregiver identification) that were significantly associated with various caregiving onset patterns. The findings describe the complexity of the entry process and its potential association with health-related transitions in the caregiving career.
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - Caregiving
KW - Dementia
KW - Onset patterns
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U2 - 10.1177/153331750301800208
DO - 10.1177/153331750301800208
M3 - Article
C2 - 12708225
AN - SCOPUS:0037361391
SN - 1533-3175
VL - 18
SP - 97
EP - 104
JO - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
JF - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
IS - 2
ER -