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Degree

Master of Gerontological Studies, Miami University, Gerontology, 2012.

Abstract

Time diaries were collected from 33 caregivers caring for a relative with dementia. The diaries provided a retrospective look at the caregivers’ past 24 hours, detailing the activities performed, with whom caregivers spend their time, and their overall affect. Diaries were analyzed to document the caregivers’ overall time use while with the person with dementia, as well as the relationship between time use and key components of the transactional process model of stress (i.e., background and contextual characteristics, Hassles, Loss of Self, Role Competence, Capability, Role Captivity, and caregiving well-being). Results suggested that caregivers spent less time caring for their relative than they perceived. In addition, background and contextual characteristics (i.e., gender, kinship, occupational status, relative’s level of cognitive impairment) as well as caregiver Capability, Loss of Self, and depressive symptomatology were associated with time use. The results of this study provide important implications for future research, policy, and practice.

Subject Headings

Aging; Gerontology

Keywords

caregiving; time use; time diary; dementia

Committee / Advisors

Jennifer Kinney, PhD (Committee Chair)
Ronald Bulanda, PhD (Committee Member)
Heidi Ewen, PhD (Committee Member)

Document number: miami1344349764
Permalink: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1344349764

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