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Coping Patterns Among Primary Informal Dementia Caregivers in Singapore and Its Impact on Caregivers-Implications of a Latent Class Analysis.

Qi YuanPeizhi WangTee Hng TanFiona DeviDaniel PoremskiHarish MagadiRichard GoveasLi Ling NgSiow Ann ChongMythily Subramaniam
Published in: The Gerontologist (2021)
The current study confirmed that there are distinct coping patterns among primary informal dementia caregivers, and caregivers with the low coping pattern had fewer depressive symptoms. Future research is needed to explore if coping patterns from our sample are generalizable to dementia caregivers elsewhere.
Keyphrases
  • depressive symptoms
  • palliative care
  • social support
  • mild cognitive impairment
  • cognitive impairment
  • sleep quality
  • physical activity