Association between Affiliate Stigma and Psychological Well-being among Caregivers of Patients with Dementia: A Quantitative Report
Background: The psychological health of caregivers can have a significant impact on the health of individuals with disabilities. People with disabilities whose caregivers experience depression or lack effective coping mechanisms are likely to experience psychological stress. As a result, the health...
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| author | Mohammed Rasheedan, Ellin Vimala, Ramoo Nor Aziyan, Yahaya Maw Pin, Tan |
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| description | Background: The psychological health of caregivers can have a significant impact on the health of individuals with disabilities. People with disabilities whose caregivers experience depression or lack effective coping mechanisms are likely to experience psychological stress. As a result, the health of caregivers is one of the most significant risk factors for placing a caregiver in an institution. Aim: This study investigates the relationship between affiliate stigma and psychological well-being among caregivers of patients with dementia. Methods: Consecutive caregivers were recruited from a clinic at a teaching hospital and a dementia care centre. Affiliate stigma was measured using the 21-item Affiliate Stigma Scale, and caregivers' psychological well-being was measured using the Scale of Psychological Well-Being. A linear regression model with affiliate stigma was used to estimate the associations. Results: Among the 178 recruited caregivers, income and gender were significantly associated with affiliate stigma, while gender, caregiving duration, and dementia stage were significantly associated with psychological well-being. Affiliate stigma showed a significant negative relationship with psychological well-being. Affiliate stigma was identified as the strongest predictor, which explains 54.3% of the variance in psychological well-being. Conclusion: The
negative association between affiliate stigma and psychological well-being reinforces the need for awareness
programs aimed at decreasing public stigma towards caregivers of people living with dementia. |
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| spelling | my.unimas.ir-420072023-06-23T00:18:02Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42007/ Association between Affiliate Stigma and Psychological Well-being among Caregivers of Patients with Dementia: A Quantitative Report Mohammed Rasheedan, Ellin Vimala, Ramoo Nor Aziyan, Yahaya Maw Pin, Tan RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RT Nursing Background: The psychological health of caregivers can have a significant impact on the health of individuals with disabilities. People with disabilities whose caregivers experience depression or lack effective coping mechanisms are likely to experience psychological stress. As a result, the health of caregivers is one of the most significant risk factors for placing a caregiver in an institution. Aim: This study investigates the relationship between affiliate stigma and psychological well-being among caregivers of patients with dementia. Methods: Consecutive caregivers were recruited from a clinic at a teaching hospital and a dementia care centre. Affiliate stigma was measured using the 21-item Affiliate Stigma Scale, and caregivers' psychological well-being was measured using the Scale of Psychological Well-Being. A linear regression model with affiliate stigma was used to estimate the associations. Results: Among the 178 recruited caregivers, income and gender were significantly associated with affiliate stigma, while gender, caregiving duration, and dementia stage were significantly associated with psychological well-being. Affiliate stigma showed a significant negative relationship with psychological well-being. Affiliate stigma was identified as the strongest predictor, which explains 54.3% of the variance in psychological well-being. Conclusion: The negative association between affiliate stigma and psychological well-being reinforces the need for awareness programs aimed at decreasing public stigma towards caregivers of people living with dementia. Malaysian Journal of Nursing 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42007/3/Association%20between%20-%20Copy.pdf Mohammed Rasheedan, Ellin and Vimala, Ramoo and Nor Aziyan, Yahaya and Maw Pin, Tan (2023) Association between Affiliate Stigma and Psychological Well-being among Caregivers of Patients with Dementia: A Quantitative Report. THE MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF NURSING, 14 (4). pp. 132-141. ISSN 2462-246X (Online) https://ejournal.lucp.net/index.php/mjn/article/view/1969 doi:10.31674/mjn.2023.v14i04.014 |
| spellingShingle | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RT Nursing Mohammed Rasheedan, Ellin Vimala, Ramoo Nor Aziyan, Yahaya Maw Pin, Tan Association between Affiliate Stigma and Psychological Well-being among Caregivers of Patients with Dementia: A Quantitative Report |
| title | Association between Affiliate Stigma and Psychological Well-being among Caregivers of Patients with Dementia: A Quantitative Report |
| title_full | Association between Affiliate Stigma and Psychological Well-being among Caregivers of Patients with Dementia: A Quantitative Report |
| title_fullStr | Association between Affiliate Stigma and Psychological Well-being among Caregivers of Patients with Dementia: A Quantitative Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between Affiliate Stigma and Psychological Well-being among Caregivers of Patients with Dementia: A Quantitative Report |
| title_short | Association between Affiliate Stigma and Psychological Well-being among Caregivers of Patients with Dementia: A Quantitative Report |
| title_sort | association between affiliate stigma and psychological well-being among caregivers of patients with dementia: a quantitative report |
| topic | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RT Nursing |
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