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R A O'Brien1, N M Wineman, N R Nealon
1University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA.
Abstract:
This study sought to identify predictors of general health, mood, family, and life satisfaction for spousal caregivers of persons with multiple sclerosis. Cross-sectional data were obtained through structured interviews with 34 husbands and 27 wives of the disabled individuals. Results of the hierarchical regression analyses indicated that objective burden, subjective burden, and perceived uncertainty about the illness situation accounted for the largest proportion of variance in caregivers' general health, mood, family and life satisfaction. Perceived social support explained an additional small, but significant proportion in caregivers' general health, mood, and family satisfaction. Contrary to expectation, family coping did not significantly explain any variance in caregiver outcome measures.
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