Cardiovascular response to psychosocial repeated stress in caregivers of offspring with schizophrenia
Span. j. psychol
; 16: e3.1-e3.11, 2013.
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em Inglês
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| ID: ibc-116232
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ABSTRACT
Taking care of offspring suffering a long-term illness such as schizophrenia is one of the more stressful life experiences. Care conditions may act as a protective factor in the health of the caregiver. The present study assesses heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and mood responses to psychosocial stress in 16 mothers receiving specialised support for the care of their offspring (CARE+) and in 11 mothers caring for their offspring without support (CARE−). The CARE− group take care of less functional and more symptomatic offspring; and display higher basal, but lower HR, responses after stress than the CARE+ group. No significant group effects were found for BP. For mood states, there were significant decreases in the anger subscale in the CARE− group that were not found in the CARE+ group. HR was related to active and passive coping styles, trait anxiety, and years spent providing care. In the total sample, other significant relationships between cardiovascular responses and life events and personality traits have been found. In sum, the data suggests that specialised support for patients may modulate cardiovascular responses to repeated stress in caregivers (AU)
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Bases de dados nacionais
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Espanha
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Psicologia do Esquizofrênico
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Sistema Cardiovascular
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Cuidadores
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Span. j. psychol
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universitat de València/Spain