Coping and Anxiety in Caregivers of Dependent Older Adult Relatives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15511537 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margarita Pérez‐Cruz (0000-0002-9717-3789, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén), Margarita Pérez-Cruz (University Hospital “Dr. Sagaz”, Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain), Laura Parra‐Anguita (0000-0003-0718-3340, Universidad de Jaén, corresponding author), Catalina López‐Martínez (0000-0003-1303-7593, Universidad de Jaén), Sara Moreno-Cámara (0000-0002-0920-6035, Universidad de Jaén), Rafael del Pino Casado (0000-0003-2263-2415, Universidad de Jaén) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1651-1651 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16091651 |
| PMID | 31083624 |
| OpenAlex | W2944161189 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between coping and anxiety in caregivers of dependent older adult relatives. A cross-sectional study was carried out in the province of Jaén (Andalusia, Spain). The convenience sample consisted of 198 family caregivers of dependent older adults. The main measurements were anxiety (Hamilton scale), coping (Brief COPE), subjective burden (Caregiver Strain Index), objective burden and sex of the caregiver. The main analyses were bivariate analysis using the Pearson correlation coefficient, and multivariate analysis using multiple linear regression. An independent regression model was developed for anxiety and each type of coping, adjusting for sex, subjective burden and objective burden. Our results demonstrate that anxiety was negatively associated with planning (partial r = -0.18), acceptance (partial r = -0.22) and humor (partial r = -0.20), and it was positively associated with self-distraction (partial r = 0.19), venting (partial r = 0.22), denial (partial r = 0.27) and self-blame (partial r = 0.25). Planning, acceptance and humor coping strategies may be protective factors of anxiety. Strategies such self-management, relief, denial and self-blame may be risk factors for anxiety
Anxiety · Bivariate analysis · Coping (psychology · Correlation · Denial · Multivariate analysis · Partial correlation · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |