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1. Negative Impact and Positive Value in Caregiving: Validation of the COPE Index in a Six-Country Sample of Carers (EJ800826)
Author(s):
Balducci, Cristian; Mnich, Eva; McKee, Kevin J.; Lamura, Giovanni; Beckmann, Anke; Krevers, Barbro; Wojszel, Z. Beata; Nolan, Mike; Prouskas, Constantinos; Bien, Barbara; Oberg, Birgitta
Source:
Gerontologist, v48 n3 p276-286 2008
Pub Date:
2008-00-00
Pub Type(s):
Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Peer-Reviewed:
Yes
Descriptors: Correlation; Foreign Countries; Test Validity; Surveys; Interviews; Caregivers; Measures (Individuals); Psychological Characteristics; Problems; Value Judgment; Intervention; Caregiver Attitudes; Mental Health Workers
Abstract: Purpose: The present study attempts to further validate the COPE Index on a large sample of carers drawn from six European countries. Design and Methods: We used a cross-sectional survey, with approximately 1,000 carers recruited in each of six countries by means of a common standard evaluation protocol. Our saturation recruitment of a designated quota of carers occurred by means of several channels, in identified geographical zones within countries. Interviews were carried out with primary informal carers by use of a common assessment tool. We subjected items of the COPE Index to principal component analysis and we assessed emergent components through the use of Cronbach's alpha reliability procedures. We examined factor components as summative scales for confirmatory correlations with caregiving and psychological variables. Results: Three components emerged, which we identified as the negative impact of caregiving, the positive value of caregiving, and the quality of support for caregiving. Internal consistency was good for negative impact and satisfactory for positive value and quality of support. Negative value was most consistently and strongly correlated with caregiving and psychological variables, although we did find diverse associations between these variables and the COPE Index subscales. Implications: The COPE Index is a brief, first-stage assessment of some sophistication that can enable health and social care professionals to develop appropriately targeted interventions to enhance the positive aspects of the caregiving experience and quality of support, as well as reduce the negative impacts of caregiving. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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2. Rural and Urban Caregivers for Older Adults in Poland: Perceptions of Positive and Negative Impact of Caregiving (EJ777778)
Bien, Barbara; Wojszel, Beata; Sikorska-Simmons, Elzbieta
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v65 n3 p185-202 2007
2007-00-00
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Caregivers; Rural Urban Differences; Foreign Countries; Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Caregiver Attitudes; Caregiver Role; Attitude Measures; Interviews; Coping; Socioeconomic Influences; Demography; Disabilities; Mental Health; Physical Health; Comparative Analysis; Individual Characteristics; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Marital Status
Abstract: This study examines rural-urban differences in informal caregivers' perceptions of caregiving. The study's theoretical framework is based on the two-factor model of caregiving, which views caregiving as having both positive and negative impact. Data were collected in personal interviews with 126 rural and 127 urban caregivers in the Bialystok region. The Cope-Index was used to assess caregivers. Rural caregivers reported a greater negative impact of caregiving than their urban counterparts, controlling for caregiver socio-demographic characteristics and care-recipient disability level. There was no difference in caregivers' perceptions of positive aspects of caregiving. These findings are consistent with previous research, which suggests that rural caregivers experience greater caregiver burden. Better understanding of rural-urban differences in caregiving outcomes can be useful in designing supportive services for informal caregivers in Poland. (Contains 4 tables.) [This study was supported by a grant from the State Committee for Scientific Research in Poland. An earlier version of this article was presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, November 18-22, 2005, Orlando, Florida.] Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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