Carer burden and dyadic attachment orientations in adult children-older parent dyads

Romano, Daniel; Karantzas, Gery C.; Marshall, Emma; Simpson, Jeffry A.; Feeney, Judith A.; McCabe, Marita; Lee, Juwon; Mullins, Ellie R.

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2020.104170

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“…Contrasting attachment orientations of care recipient and caregiver (e.g. anxious versus avoidant), the presence of dyadic relationships involving adult children caring for their older parents, along with the presence of more insecure attachment styles have been found to predict the caregivers' burden in the context of family caregiving (Romano et al, 2020).…”

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Caregivers’ burden in Parkinson’s Disease: a study on related features and attachment styles

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Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurological disease clinically characterized bymotor and non-motor symptoms, with an increasing impact on quality of life not only for the patient, but also for the caregivers. Methods: Twenty-six primary caregivers (female= n°19; mean age= 57.04, SD= 10.64) of PD patients were consecutively recruited. Several psychological aspects were verified through clinical screening tests: EQ-5D and PQoL CARER for quality of life, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS), Caregiver Burden Inventory(CBI), Family Strain Questionnaire(FSQ), Adult Attachment Questionnaire. Results: We found that the burden was generally higher in cohabiting female caregivers of patients with dementia as compared with not cohabiting caregivers. Severe burden emerged in 7.7% of the participants according to the PQoL. The mean score of this scale was higher in cohabiting caregivers. Finally, according to the CBI, 19.2% of the participants suffered from severe burden, with mean scores of the CIB-S and CIB-E subscales higher in cohabitants. Conclusions: Our study highlights the need to investigate more thoroughly the burden of caregivers of PD patients and its associated factors, and to pay more attention to the physical and psychological health of caregivers to improve their quality of life.

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Caregivers’ burden in Parkinson’s Disease: a study on related features and attachment styles

Carpinelli

Savarese

Russo

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“…In line with the three dimensions of the interdependence theory mentioned above, findings from research on non-spousal caregiving dyads supported dyadic interdependence. On a first level of evidence for interdependence, research on nonspousal caregiving dyads has shown that good psychological functioning of care recipients, and specific personality traits and intellectual abilities of both caregivers and care recipients (i.e., intrapersonal variables) might impact reciprocal emotional and relational wellbeing of dyad members (Hollis-Sawyer, 2001;Kim et al, 2008;Romano et al, 2020). Moreover, one element of dyadic interdependence strongly reported in a number of studies synthesized in this review was relationship processes (i.e., interpersonal variables) such as communication patterns and dyadic behavioral responses to care may be associated with different levels of dyad members' wellbeing (e.g., quality of life, caregiver burden, depressive symptoms, and relationship quality) (Martini et al, 2001;Heid et al, 2016;Shawler et al, 2018;Bouldin et al, 2019).…”

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“…For example, in a cross-sectional observational study, higher levels of psychological distress in care recipients were significantly related to lower levels of quality of life in caregiving daughters, but not vice versa (Kim et al, 2008). In a similar vein, fewer positive emotions and more insecure attachment orientations in older care recipients were associated with higher burden in adult-child caregivers (Romano et al, 2020). Only in one cross-sectional mixed method study, evidence for interdependence suggested that both caregivers' and care recipients' intrapersonal variables such as personality characteristics (e.g., caregiver's neuroticism and care recipient's openness to experience) and fluid intellectual ability (i.e., the ability to solve problems under novel situations) were significantly related to higher relationship quality in both dyad members (Hollis-Sawyer, 2001).…”

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“…Almost all variables were measured for both the caregivers and the care recipients. Specific caregiver characteristics (e.g., burden) were evaluated only in the caregiver sample (Raveis et al, 2000;Knussen et al, 2005;Bouldin et al, 2019;Romano et al, 2020;Wu et al, 2021).…”

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“…Findings from a number of studies suggested interdependence in dyad members' wellbeing by means of associations between care recipients' intrapersonal variables and caregivers' wellbeing (Hollis-Sawyer, 2001;Kim et al, 2008;Romano et al, 2020). For example, in a cross-sectional observational study, higher levels of psychological distress in care recipients were significantly related to lower levels of quality of life in caregiving daughters, but not vice versa (Kim et al, 2008).…”

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Dyadic Interdependence in Non-spousal Caregiving Dyads’ Wellbeing: A Systematic Review

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Caregiving dyads (i.e., an informal caregiver and a care recipient) work as an interdependent emotional system, whereby it is assumed that what happens to one member of the dyad essentially happens to the other. For example, both members of the dyad are involved in care giving and care receiving experiences and therefore major life events, such as a serious illness affect the dyad and not only the individual. Consequently, informal caregiving may be considered an example of dyadic interdependence, which is “the process by which interacting people influence one another’s experience.” This systematic review aimed to synthesize studies of dyadic interdependence, specifically in non-spousal caregiving dyads (e.g., adult children—parents, siblings, other relatives, or friends). Electronic databases (PsycINFO, Pubmed, and CINAHL) were systematically searched for dyadic studies reporting on interdependence in the emotional and relational wellbeing of non-spousal caregiving dyads. A total of 239 full-text studies were reviewed, of which 14 quantitative and qualitative studies met the inclusion criteria with a majority of dyads consisting of adult daughters caring for their older mothers. A narrative synthesis suggested mutual influences between non-spousal caregiving dyad members based on: (1) associations between intrapersonal (e.g., psychological functioning) and interpersonal (e.g., relationship processes) variables and emotional and relational wellbeing of the dyad; (2) associations between care context variables (e.g., socio-demographics and care tasks) and emotional and relational wellbeing of the dyad; and (3) patterns of covariation between caregivers’ and care recipients’ wellbeing. Evidence supporting dyadic interdependence among non-spousal caregiving dyads shed light on the ways dyad members influence each other’s wellbeing while providing and receiving care (e.g., via the exchange of support). Future studies investigating mutual influences in dyads, should differentiate subsamples of caregivers based on relationship type, and adopt dyadic and longitudinal designs.Systematic Review Registration[https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/#recordDetails], identifier [CRD42021213147].

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Caregivers’ Burden in Parkinson’s Disease: A Study on Related Features and Attachment Styles

et al. 2023

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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurological disease clinically characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms, with an increasing impact on the quality of life not only for the patient but also for the caregivers. Twenty-six primary caregivers (female = 19; mean age = 57.04, SD = 10.64) of PD patients were consecutively recruited. Several psychological aspects were verified through clinical screening tests: EQ-5D and PQoL CARER for quality of life, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI), Family Strain Questionnaire (FSQ), and Adult Attachment Questionnaire. We found that the burden was generally higher in cohabiting female caregivers of patients with dementia as compared with not cohabiting caregivers. Severe burden emerged in 7.7% of the participants according to the PQoL. The mean score of this scale was higher in cohabiting caregivers. Finally, according to the CBI, 19.2% of the participants suffered from severe burden, with mean scores of the CIB-S and CIB-E subscales higher in cohabitants. Our study highlights the need to investigate more thoroughly the burden of caregivers of PD patients and its associated factors, and to pay more attention to the physical and psychological health of caregivers to improve their quality of life.

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Carer burden and dyadic attachment orientations in adult children-older parent dyads

Cited by 4 publications

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Caregivers’ burden in Parkinson’s Disease: a study on related features and attachment styles

Caregivers’ burden in Parkinson’s Disease: a study on related features and attachment styles

Dyadic Interdependence in Non-spousal Caregiving Dyads’ Wellbeing: A Systematic Review

Caregivers’ Burden in Parkinson’s Disease: A Study on Related Features and Attachment Styles

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