Irvin B L, Acton G J
Oregon Health Sciences University School of Nursing, Southern Oregon State College, Ashland, USA.
Nurs Res. 1996 May-Jun;45(3):160-6. doi: 10.1097/00006199-199605000-00007.
The purpose of the study was to test a midrange model of caregiver stress mediation based on Modeling and Role-Modeling theory. Perceived support and self-worth were examined to determine if these self-care resources had a mediating effect between stress and well-being in caregivers of cognitively impaired adults. The sample of 117 caregivers completed measures of basic need status, perceived support, self-worth, stress, and well-being. There were significant correlations among the study variables in the expected directions. Resources mediated the relationship between stress and well-being, providing tentative support for theoretically proposed linkages.
