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Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Vol. 20, No. 2, 115-119 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0891988706298624

Premorbid Relationship Satisfaction and Caregiver Burden in Dementia Caregivers

Pamela Lea Steadman, PhD

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence

Geoffrey Tremont, PhD

Brown Medical School, Providence, gtremont{at}lifespan.org, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence

Jennifer Duncan Davis, PhD

Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence

Dementia caregiver appraisal of the quality of their current and premorbid relationship with the care recipient is associated with caregiving behaviors, caregiver mood, and the decision to end home care. This study examined the contribution of premorbid relationship satisfaction to caregiver burden in dementia caregivers. Live-in dementia caregivers (n = 72) completed several psychosocial measures. Caregiver responses were used to divide them into low premorbid relationship satisfaction group (low) versus high premorbid relationship satisfaction group (high). Results indicate that premorbid relationship satisfaction is negatively associated with caregiver burden and quality of family functioning. Caregivers with high satisfaction demonstrated significantly less burden and less reactivity to memory and behavior problems, and better problem solving skills and more effective communication compared with the low caregivers. Findings are independent of length of caregiving, disease severity, care recipient daily functioning, and relationship type. Relationship satisfaction may be an important contributor to caregiver burden. (J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2007;20:115-119)

Key Words: Alzheimer's disease • dementia • caregiver • relationship satisfaction • burden


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