| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Lovelace, Lauren McKinsey
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| URN |
etd-04262012-170458 |
| Title |
The Effect of Coping Strategies on Burden Among Male Alzheimer's Caregivers |
| Degree |
Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) |
| Department |
Social Work |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Wilks, Scott E |
Committee Chair |
| Barthelemy, Juan |
Committee Member |
| Cain, Daphne |
Committee Member |
| Guin, Cecile |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
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| Date of Defense |
2012-03-30 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
The purpose of the current study is to examine the coping strategies of an often understudied, growing population of Alzheimer’s disease informal caregivers, male caregivers. Additionally, the current study measured the effects of three styles of coping (task-focused coping, emotional-focused coping, and avoidant-focused coping) on the reported burden of the male AD caregivers. The sample included 138 male AD caregivers. The male AD caregivers in the current study reported moderate to severe burden. Task-focused coping strategies were the most commonly used styles of coping. The use of task-focused coping had no effect on the burden reported by the caregivers in the study. Both emotion-focused and avoidant-focused coping, contributed to increased burden among the male AD caregivers in the study.
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