PMID- 16708042
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060615
LR  - 20191026
IS  - 0029-6562 (Print)
IS  - 0029-6562 (Linking)
VI  - 55
IP  - 3
DP  - 2006 May-Jun
TI  - Family caregiving in heart failure.
PG  - 180-8
AB  - BACKGROUND: Little is known about the experiences of family caregivers of 
      patients with heart failure, despite the fact that these patients have disabling 
      symptoms and diminished functioning that could lead to caregiver stress. 
      OBJECTIVES: Based on a caregiver model, the aims of this study were to (a) 
      examine relationships among age, perceived control over managing heart problems, 
      perceived difficulty with tasks, perceived outcomes, and perceived mental and 
      general health among caregivers of persons with heart failure; (b) describe 
      caregivers' perceptions of control over managing heart problems; and (c) describe 
      the tasks and outcomes perceived as being most difficult and negative by 
      caregivers. METHODS: A sample of 21 family caregivers of patients with heart 
      failure completed the study questionnaires. Most were women (n = 20), spouses (n 
      = 20), and White (n = 18), with a mean age of 59.6 years. The patients with heart 
      failure were male veterans with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II, III, 
      or IV. Descriptive statistics and Spearman's rho correlations were used. RESULTS: 
      Younger caregivers perceived their tasks to be more difficult and their mental 
      health to be poorer. Caregivers' perceived control over managing heart problems 
      was related moderately to poorer perceived mental health. Greater perceived 
      difficulty with tasks was associated with negative perceptions of caregiver 
      outcomes and poorer perceived mental health. Negative perceptions of caregiver 
      outcomes were associated strongly with perceptions of poorer mental health. 
      Performing household tasks and managing patient behaviors were most difficult, 
      and the caregiver's emotional and financial well-being, time for social 
      activities, and general health had deteriorated. CONCLUSIONS: The preliminary 
      results support the model. Future longitudinal studies are needed in larger 
      samples to evaluate predictors of caregiver-perceived negative outcomes to 
      identify priority areas for interventions.
FAU - Bakas, Tamilyn
AU  - Bakas T
AD  - Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis 46202-5107, USA. 
      tbakas@iupui.edu
FAU - Pressler, Susan J
AU  - Pressler SJ
FAU - Johnson, Elizabeth A
AU  - Johnson EA
FAU - Nauser, Julie A
AU  - Nauser JA
FAU - Shaneyfelt, Terrence
AU  - Shaneyfelt T
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - Nurs Res
JT  - Nursing research
JID - 0376404
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Caregivers/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Heart Failure/nursing/*psychology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Internal-External Control
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Models, Theoretical
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2006/05/19 09:00
MHDA- 2006/06/16 09:00
CRDT- 2006/05/19 09:00
PHST- 2006/05/19 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/06/16 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/05/19 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 00006199-200605000-00004 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/00006199-200605000-00004 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nurs Res. 2006 May-Jun;55(3):180-8. doi: 10.1097/00006199-200605000-00004.