Identifier
etd-04262012-170458
Degree
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Document Type
Thesis
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.
Date
2012
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.
Recommended Citation
Lovelace, Lauren McKinsey, "The effect of coping strategies on burden among male Alzheimer's caregivers" (2012). LSU Master's Theses. 669.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/669
Committee Chair
Wilks, Scott E
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.669