Both patient and caregiver gender impact depressive symptoms among organ transplant caregivers

Who is at risk and why

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4229166
AutoresSusan Holtzman (0000-0002-1530-1653, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada), Susan E Abbey (University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada), Susan Abbey (0000-0002-8300-8512), Lianne G Singer (University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada), Heather J Ro (0000-0003-4384-3027), Heather J Ross (University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada), Donna E Stewart (0000-0002-8157-7746, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada)
Año2011
Volumen16
Número5
Páginas843-856
Fecha de publicación2011-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105310393542
PMID21421644
OpenAlexW2076886375
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas38

This study investigated the impact of patient and caregiver gender on caregiver depressive symptoms. Caregivers' use of relationship-focused coping and dimensions of caregiver burden were examined as potential mediators of gender differences in depressive symptoms. Ninety-three organ transplant candidates and their caregivers completed written questionnaires ( N = 186). Females providing care to male patients reported significantly higher depressive symptoms than the other caregivers in our sample. Multiple mediation analyses revealed that less support from family members and a greater negative health impact of caregiving helped explain these gender differences. Women caring for men were also perceived as more overprotective, but this did not explain gender differences in depression. Results highlight the benefits of a contextual, dyadic approach to studying caregiver distress

Anxiety · Caregiver burden · Coping (psychology · Dementia · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Disease · Distress · Family caregivers · Mediation · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Gerontology