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A Two-factor Model of Caregiving Appraisal and Psychological Well-Being
M. Powell Lawton, Miriam S. Moss, Morton H. Kleban, Allen Glicksman, Michael J. Rovine. Journal of Gerontology, 1991-07-01
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Plain-language summary
Groups of spouse (N = 285) and adult child (N = 244) caregivers of elderly parents suffering from Alzheimer's disease were interviewed regarding their caregiving behaviors, evaluations of caregiving, and general psychological well-being. A model of caregiving dynamics where the objective stressor, caregiver resources, and subjective appraisal of caregiving (operationalized as caregiving satisfaction and burden) were studied as they affected both positive affect and depression was tested. For spouses, caregiving satisfaction was not related to aspects of the stressor, but was a significant determinant of positive affect. Among adult children, high levels of caregiving behavior resulted in both greater caregiving satisfaction and burden. Burden, in turn, was related to depression in both groups but, among adult child caregivers, positive affect was not affected by caregiving satisfaction. Limited support was found for the hypothesis that the positive and negative aspects of caregiving contributed to analogous aspects of generalized psychological well-being but not to the opposite-valence outcomes.
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Lawton, M. P., Moss, M. S., Kleban, M. H., Glicksman, A., & Rovine, M. J. (1991). A Two-factor Model of Caregiving Appraisal and Psychological Well-Being. Journal of Gerontology. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/46.4.p181
Vancouver
Lawton MP, Moss MS, Kleban MH, Glicksman A, Rovine MJ. A Two-factor Model of Caregiving Appraisal and Psychological Well-Being. Journal of Gerontology. 1991. doi:10.1093/geronj/46.4.p181. PMID: 2071844.
BibTeX
@article{lawton1991-2071844,
author = {Lawton, M. Powell and Moss, Miriam S. and Kleban, Morton H. and Glicksman, Allen and Rovine, Michael J.},
title = {{A Two-factor Model of Caregiving Appraisal and Psychological Well-Being}},
journal = {Journal of Gerontology},
year = {1991},
doi = {10.1093/geronj/46.4.p181},
pmid = {2071844},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/46.4.p181}
}
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Key findings
- For spouses, caregiving satisfaction was not related to aspects of the stressor, but was a significant determinant of positive affect.
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Study details
- Participants285
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 45/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multicenter collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 26 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 45 out of 100.
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| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of Gerontology) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 1991 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 285 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
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| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multicenter collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 2071844) |
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| Points | 26 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 26 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 45 out of 100. |
| Total | 45 / 100 | — |
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