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Yale University comprises three major academic components: Yale College (the undergraduate program), the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools. In addition, Yale encompasses a wide array of centers and programs, libraries, museums, and administrative support offices. Approximately 11,250 students attend Yale.
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Categories Technology
Millions of family caregivers provide essential emotional, physical, and social care to people living with dementia. As the global population ages, people providing care for more than one family member or close other across adulthood is becoming increasingly common. Yet little is known about the ways prior caregiving experiences shape an individual’s future preparedness when it comes to caring for additional people living with dementia. A new study led by Emily Mroz, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Yale Department of Internal Medicine’s Geriatrics Section, and Amanda Piechota, a research assistant in the Yale School of Public Health’s Social Gerontology and Health Lab, explores this issue and lays forth a grounded theory of how past experiences caring for a person living with dementia influence future caregiver preparedness. The findings were published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on December 26. Using information gleaned from 32 semi-structured interviews with midlife former caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, the research team identified two dimensions of caregiver preparedness: caregiving confidence and caregiving insights. While some former caregivers described an increase in caregiving confidence that better prepared them for future care roles, others described a diminished sense of confidence characterized by self-doubt, fear of incompetence, and apprehension toward future care roles. Because caregiving is rarely a choice, if ... people find themselves as caregivers again, now with a diminished sense of confidence, they may be quicker to reject the role or be unable to rise to their full potential as a caregiver. Emily Mroz, postdoctoral research fellow “Americans tend to have the mindset that every challenge can and should help us grow as people. In the case of family caregiving, there is an assumption that having been a caregiver will better prepare you to serve as a caregiver again, without exception,” said Mroz. “This assumption neglects decades of research showing that caregiving takes a toll on caregivers, with psychological consequences that can sometimes persist after a care recipient has died. Our research shows that for some people, previous caregiving experiences are recalled in ways that boost their preparedness, but there is also a critical subgroup of caregivers who reflect on past caregiving experiences and say, ‘I just can’t do that again.’” The research team found that caregiving confidence and insights were largely guided by people’s personal perceptions of their caregiving experience. How caregivers interpreted a difficult experience with their care recipient– as a growth opportunity or a point of failure – for example, impacted their confidence and potentially, their future preparedness level. When a person enters a new caregiving role with diminished confidence, there may be negative consequences for both the caregiver’s and the care recipient’s well-being. “Because caregiving is rarely a choice, if these people find themselves as caregivers again, now with a diminished sense of confidence, they may be quicker to reject the role or be unable to rise to their full potential as a caregiver,” Mroz said. “Our goal is to develop ways to identify these caregivers before new caregiving roles emerge and help them to reframe their perceptions of their personal abilities as caregivers.” Therefore, the researchers advise that a multidimensional assessment of future caregiver preparedness is needed to screen dementia caregivers in clinical settings and to research links between preparedness and outcomes in research settings. This would improve upon an existing measure developed over 30 years ago, which is based largely on measuring general caregiving skills not specifically tailored to dementia care. YSPH Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences) Joan K. Monin is senior author on the study. Monin is director of the Social Gerontology and Health Lab.

Prior experience not always a plus for dementia caregiving

Yale University
Categories Brain & Behavior, Health, Social Sciences
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New drug slows decline of patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s

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Categories Brain & Behavior
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Mild COVID-19 infection may have lasting impact on men’s immune system

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Categories Health
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A Better Photon Detector to Advance Quantum Technology

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Categories Physics & Mathematics, Technology
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Categories Health, Social Sciences
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Simple nasal swab can provide early warning of emerging viruses

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Categories Health
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New Study Finds Animals Play Key Role in Restoring Forests

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Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans
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How the brain gives rise to cravings: neuromarker sheds new light

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Categories Brain & Behavior
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Brain Patterns Can Predict Drug and Food Cravings

Yale University
Categories Brain & Behavior
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Study reveals disparities in childbearing by race and education level

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Categories Brain & Behavior, Social Sciences
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Obsidian blades reveal dynamic Neolithic social networks

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Categories Social Sciences
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