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A secondary data analysis of Internet use in caregivers of persons with dementia
Heejung Kim1, Karen M Rose2, Richard G Netemeyer3
1University of Kansas School of Nursing 3901 Rainbow Boulevard Mail Stop 4043 Kansas City Kansas 66160.
Aim:
This paper is a secondary data analysis to investigate relationships among caregiver stress appraisal, self-rated health and health-related Internet use.
Design:
Cross-sectional correlation design.
Methods:
National Alliance for Caregiving telephone survey conducted in the USA was a primary data source collected in 2009 from 258 caregivers of persons with dementia, who used the Internet to perform care-giving tasks. Based on Pearlin's Stress Process Model, structural equation modelling was conducted.
Results:
Caregivers with poor health reported higher levels of caregiver stress appraised, which was associated with more Internet use for health-related purposes. It is required to develop effective Internet-based resources to meet the needs of highly stressed caregivers of persons with dementia. However, there was no relationship between self-rated health and health-related Internet use in dementia caregiver.
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