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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Derek Milne, Dr Alia Sheikh, Professor Mark FreestonORCiD
Background: Recent research into positive experiences in caregivers has begun to redress the traditional focus on negative aspects of caregiving experiences. Method: This exploratory study used a cognitive-behavioural approach - namely. the transactional stress model (Lazarus and Folkman, 1984) - to investigate associations between appraisals, coping, and gains over a 6-week period in a small sample (N=4: case series) design involving stroke caregivers. Analysis involved Visual inspection of graphs. Supported by descriptive statistics, and covariation analysis. Results: Participants reported high levels of positive experiences. and these increased over the Study period, a previously unreported trend. The Study also found individual differences in the interactions between appraisal, coping. and caregiving gain variables, findings explained by the transactional stress model. Conclusions: Implications for clinical practice and future research are addressed.
Author(s): Bacon E, Milne DL, Sheikh AI, Freeston MH
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
Year: 2009
Volume: 37
Issue: 1
Pages: 95-114
Date deposited: 16/03/2011
ISSN (print): 1352-4658
ISSN (electronic): 1469-1833
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465808005055
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465808005055
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