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ArticleAging & mental health2025

Daily stressors, positive events, and daily fatigue among dementia family caregivers.

Eunju Lee, Kyungmin Kim, Yin Liu, Steven H Zarit

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Eunju LeeDepartment of Child Development and Family Studies, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2730-1367
Kyungmin KimDepartment of Child Development and Family Studies, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0135-4367
Yin LiuDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5100-3023
Steven H ZaritDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0351-2090

Funding

Daily Stress, Health and Well-Being of Family CaregiversR01AG031758 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI ZARIT, STEVEN H · 2009 to 2013
$2.2M
Cognitive Health and Modifiable Factors of Daily Sleep and Activities Among Dementia Family CaregiversK01AG081566 · NIA · UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Yin Liu · 2023 to 2026
$559k
NIA NIH HHS K01 AG081566NIA NIH HHS R01 AG031758
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Abstract

objectivesFamily caregivers of persons living with dementia (PLWD) suffer from higher levels of fatigue than non-caregivers. This study examined the within-person and between-person associations of daily fatigue with care-related stressors (i.e., PLWD's behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia), non-care stressors, and positive events, and whether perceived family conflict moderated the associations.

methodWe analyzed a sample of 173 family caregivers of PLWD who participated in daily interviews for 8 consecutive days (

resultsMultilevel models showed that at the within-person level, caregivers experienced higher levels of fatigue on days with more care-related and non-care stressors than usual, whereas caregivers experienced lower levels of fatigue on days with more positive events than usual. At the between-person level, caregivers with more care-related stressors and fewer positive events on average showed higher levels of fatigue. Further, family conflict exacerbated the within-person association of care-related stressors with fatigue.

conclusionEfforts to relieve caregivers' fatigue should encompass both care-related and non-care experiences. Exposure to positive events and resolving family disagreements may help alleviate caregiver fatigue.

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CaregiversDementiaFamily ConflictFatigueStress, PsychologicalAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFamilyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAlzheimer’s diseasecaregiver stressdaily diaryFamily caregivingfamily conflict

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