Self-Compassion, Coping Strategies, and Caregiver Burden in Caregivers of People with Dementia.

CONCLUSION: Caregivers with higher levels of self-compassion report lower levels of burden and this is at least partly due to the use of less dysfunctional coping strategies.
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Interventions that develop self-compassion could represent a useful intervention for struggling caregivers.
PMID: 29723129 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Gerontologist - May 4, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Clin Gerontol Source Type: research