Family dynamics in dementia caregiving: development and validation of the interpersonal triggers of guilt in dementia caregiving questionnaire (ITGDCQ)
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UAM. Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la SaludPublisher
WileyDate
2021-12-27Citation
10.1111/famp.12643
Family Process 60.4 (2021): 1418-1436
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0014-7370 (print); 1545-5300 (online)DOI
10.1111/famp.12643Funded by
The study was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (grants PSI2015-65152-C2-1-R and PSI2015-65152-C2-2-R)Project
Gobierno de España. PSI2015-65152-C2-1-R; Gobierno de España. PSI2015-65152-C2-2-REditor's Version
https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12643Subjects
dementia; family issues; guilt; informal caregivers; interpersonal; PsicologíaRights
© 2021 Family Process InstituteAbstract
The objective was to develop the Interpersonal Triggers of Guilt in Dementia CaregivingQuestionnaire (ITGDCQ). An emotion frequently experienced by caregivers is guilt. Howe-ver, the studies analyzing potential factors that generate guilt are scarce. Guilt may begenerated through interpersonal interactions. A total of 201 dementia caregivers were eva-luated for frequency of leisure, guilt, anxiety, depression, and a pool of items measuring thefrequency, and guilt was derived from different behaviors performed by the care recipient(ITGDCQ-CR) and other relatives (ITGDCQ-OR). Exploratory factor analysis of theITGDCQ-CR showed a two-factor solution, explaining 56.24% of the variance. TheITGDCQ-OR subscale also showed two factors, explaining 63.24% of the variance. All thefactors had acceptable to good reliability indexes. Positive associations were found betweenboth subscales and depression, anxiety, guilt, and stress associated with CR’s behavioralproblems. ITGDCQ-CR was negatively correlated with frequency of leisure. The interperso-nal dynamics assessed with the ITGDCQ generated other emotions such as anger or sad-ness. Through structural equation modeling, 28% of the variance of caregivers’ distresswas explained by the assessed variables, including a significant contribution of the inter-personal dynamics assessed with the ITGDCQ. The results provide preliminary supportfor the use of the ITGDCQ as a valid and reliable measure of care recipients’ or other relati-ves’ factors that trigger or facilitate the experience of guilt in the caregivers. The associationbetween these factors and caregiver distress suggests potential clinical implications for the findings
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Google Scholar:Gallego-Alberto Martín, Laura
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Losada, Andrés
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Márquez González, María
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Romero-Moreno, Rosa
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Cabrera Lafuente, Isabel
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