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Nichols, Linda O.; Martindale-Adams, Jennifer; Burns, Robert; Graney, Marshall J.; Zuber, Jeffrey – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2011
This systematic, objective comparison of typical (spouse, children) and atypical (in-law, sibling, nephew/niece, grandchild) dementia family caregivers examined demographic, caregiving and clinical variables. Analysis was of 1,476 caregivers, of whom 125 were atypical, from the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregivers Health (REACH I and II)…
Descriptors: Dementia, Caregivers, Clinical Experience, Spouses
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Eakman, Aaron M.; Carlson, Mike E.; Clark, Florence A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2010
The Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment (MAPA), a recently developed 28-item tool designed to measure the meaningfulness of activity, was tested in a sample of 154 older adults. The MAPA evidenced a sufficient level of internal consistency and test-retest reliability and correlated as theoretically predicted with the Life Satisfaction…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Depression (Psychology), Older Adults