Patterns of Family Conflict and Accusations of Abuse in Dementia Family Caregivers: A Latent Class Analysis
Adult children were more likely to experience high amounts of family conflict, whereas nontraditional caregivers were less likely to experience abuse and neglect accusations. Membership in the accusations group was a unique risk factor for abusive and neglectful behaviors. These findings support the need for continued investigation of family conflict in dementia caregivers. They also call to examine how family relationship types, including nontraditional family structures, influence caregiving outcomes.
Authors
- Christopher D. Maxwell
- Carolyn Pickering (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3885-4119)
- Tami P. Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4981-1168)
- Wesley Browning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3204-9266)
- Jessica Hernandez Chilatra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6011-0709)
- Maria Yefimova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1458-8012)
- Mustafa Yıldız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-2698)
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Gerontologist
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnae108
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- National Institute on Aging