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American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®
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Comparing the well-being of post-caregivers and noncaregivers

Doris McGartland Rubio, PhD

Saint Louis University Department of Research Methodology, St. Louis, Missouri

Marla Berg-Weger, PhD

Susan S. Tebb, PhD

Lisa A. Parnell, MSW

Saint Louis University School of Social Service, St. Louis, Missouri

Researchers who study family caregiving have begun to recognize the need to broaden the realm of inquiry to include the exploration of the positive aspects of caregiving as well as conceptualizing caregiving on a continuum from the pre-caregiving phase through the post-caregiving phase. Additionally, researchers are urged to use control groups in research. This study complements the current trends by examining the positive aspects of caregiving among former caregivers. Specifically, the well-being of post-caregivers is compared to that of noncaregivers. Bivariate analyses examine the factors that are significantly different between former caregivers and noncaregivers. Results show that former caregivers have higher wellbeing than noncaregivers. In the multivariate model, only one subscale of well-being (basic needs) is different between the two groups. Implications of this research are discussed.

Key Words: Alzheimer's disease (AD) • caregivers • caregivers' well-being • noncaregivers • post-caregivers

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®, Vol. 16, No. 2, 97-101 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/153331750101600213
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