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Fear of Incompetence in Family Caregivers and Dementia Care Transitions
Anca M Miron, Christopher L Groves, Ashley E Thompson, Susan H McFadden, Haley R Bowers, Jordyn M DeBraal. International journal of aging & human development, 2022-06-09
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Research on interpersonal interaction dynamics in relationships between persons with dementia and their family caregivers has been limited. We examine the role of these dynamics in decisions to transition a family member from home care to congregate care, with a particular focus on the role of fear of incompetence. Fear of incompetence is the fear of being unable to interact, communicate in a meaningful way, or take care of a close family member with dementia. In this study (N = 350 family caregivers), perceived negative changes in the family member with dementia predicted increased perceived dependency, which predicted both increased caregiver burden and greater fear of incompetence in caregivers, which, in turn, predicted stronger care transition desire. Strategies should be aimed not only at reducing dependency of the care recipient but also teaching family caregivers interaction skills that decrease their fear of interactional incompetence and thus promote home care continuation.
Key findings
- Research on interpersonal interaction dynamics in relationships between persons with dementia and their family caregivers has been limited.
- We examine the role of these dynamics in decisions to transition a family member from home care to congregate care, with a particular focus on the role of fear of incompetence.
- Fear of incompetence is the fear of being unable to interact, communicate in a meaningful way, or take care of a close family member with dementia.
- In this study (N = 350 family caregivers), perceived negative changes in the family member with dementia predicted increased perceived dependency, which predicted both increased caregiver burden and greater fear of incompetence in caregivers, which, in turn, predicted stronger care transition desire.
- Strategies should be aimed not only at reducing dependency of the care recipient but also teaching family caregivers interaction skills that decrease their fear of interactional incompetence and thus promote home care continuation.
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Study details
- Participants350
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 50/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / 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, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 28 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 50 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (International journal of aging & human development) |
| 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 | 3 / 5 | 2023 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 350 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) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation 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 |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 35686309) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 28 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 28 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 50 out of 100. |
| Total | 50 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Miron, A. M., Groves, C. L., Thompson, A. E., McFadden, S. H., Bowers, H. R., & DeBraal, J. M. (2023). Fear of Incompetence in Family Caregivers and Dementia Care Transitions. International journal of aging & human development. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150221106075
Vancouver
Miron AM, Groves CL, Thompson AE, McFadden SH, Bowers HR, DeBraal JM. Fear of Incompetence in Family Caregivers and Dementia Care Transitions. International journal of aging & human development. 2023. doi:10.1177/00914150221106075. PMID: 35686309.
BibTeX
@article{miron2023-35686309,
author = {Miron, Anca M and Groves, Christopher L and Thompson, Ashley E and McFadden, Susan H and Bowers, Haley R and DeBraal, Jordyn M},
title = {{Fear of Incompetence in Family Caregivers and Dementia Care Transitions}},
journal = {International journal of aging \& human development},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.1177/00914150221106075},
pmid = {35686309},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150221106075}
}
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