Spouse caregivers of Alzheimer patients: problem responses to caregiver burden.

This paper reports on comparisons of patterns of responses by 199 spouses of Alzheimer disease patients to stresses of functioning as caregivers. Focusing on gender and age of spouses, we examine effects of the total burden of caregiving and perceived patient problems on a set of emotional and social responses of caregivers. We also examine ways in which depressive symptoms and anxiety of spouse caregivers were associated with patterns of their responses to caregiving stresses.

Vulnerability of husband and wife caregivers of Alzheimer disease patients to caregiving stressors.

This study assessed relationships between problem behaviors in 199 Alzheimer Disease patients and vulnerability factors in the well being and emotional health of their spouse caregivers. Among caregiver wives and the younger caregiver husbands (64 years old and under) the volume of patient problem behavior was significantly negatively associated with total scores on a summary well being measure. The association was not found within the older husband caregiver group.

Pain perception, coping strategies, and stress management among periodontal patients with repeated surgeries.

The relationships between coping strategies, stress response during periodontal surgery, and perceived pain after each of two surgical procedures were studied in 42 adult women between the ages of 28 and 67 years. The presurgical use of coping by indirect action was positively correlated with decreased stress behavior during each surgery. The use of attention-coping strategies was significantly correlated with pain measures after each surgery, while avoidance-coping strategies were not.

Pre-surgery psychological characteristics, pain response, and activities impairment in female patients with repeated periodontal surgery.

This study assessed relationships between pre-surgery psychological characteristics and post-surgery pain response and impairment of life activities following each of two sessions of periodontal surgery. Forty-two female periodontal patients between the ages 26 and 67 participated. None had experienced previous peridontal surgery.

Pain response after psychological preparation for repeated periodontal surgery.

The effects of pre-surgery intervention messages on postsurgical pain and recovery in 42 female patients were compared. Each participant was scheduled for at least two periodontal surgeries and exposed to one of four messages before each surgery. Auditory and visual messages classified as "control enhancement" were associated with reduction of pain after the second surgery with no effect after the first surgery.