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The effects of family communication patterns during the middle phase of Alzheimer's disease

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dc.contributor.authorSpeice, Jennyen
dc.contributor.committeechairBlieszner, Rosemaryen
dc.contributor.committeecochairShields, Cleveland G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMancini, Jay A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMaxwell, Joseph W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberProtinsky, Howard O.en
dc.contributor.departmentFamily and Child Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:10:55Zen
dc.date.adate2006-05-11en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:10:55Zen
dc.date.issued1995en
dc.date.rdate2006-05-11en
dc.date.sdate2006-05-11en
dc.description.abstractThe relationships between family communication about the illness experience of middle phase Alzheimer's Disease and caregiver depression were examined in this study of 29 primary caregivers and their family members. Lag sequential analyses and repetitive sequence analyses were conducted on observational data to determine the effects of joint problem solving, joint illness talk, and competing problem solving/illness talk on caregiver depression. The findings indicate that caregivers who compete with family members about the focus of the communication were more depressed. In contrast, caregivers were less depressed when they talked jointly with family members about the illness. Communication about joint problem solving and joint illness talk were also strongly related in these families. Possible explanations for these findings and implications for family therapy and future research are discussed.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentviii, 72 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05112006-154813en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05112006-154813/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/37763en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1995.S675.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 34347463en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1995.S675en
dc.titleThe effects of family communication patterns during the middle phase of Alzheimer's diseaseen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineFamily and Child Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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