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ArticleAging & mental health2026

Support that people living with Alzheimer's disease provide to their spousal caregivers: a qualitative study on dyadic perspectives.

Meng Huo, Emily L Mroz, Joan K Monin, Ladson Hinton

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Meng HuoDepartment of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
Emily L MrozNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Joan K MoninDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1729-0230
Ladson HintonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.

Funding

UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG072972 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI Charles DeCarli, Rachel A Whitmer · 2021 to 2026
$25.2M
Yale Training Program in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology and Aging-Related ResearchT32AG019134 · NIA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Terri R. Fried · 2001 to 2026
$7.5M
Empathy, Support Exchanges, and Well-Being in Older Couples Coping With Early Stage Alzheimer’s DiseaseR21AG069045 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI HUO, MENG · 2021 to 2021
$424k
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072972NIA NIH HHS R21 AG069045NIA NIH HHS T32 AG019134
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Abstract

objectivesResearch extensively examines spousal caregiving in dementia, but it remains unclear how both partners perceive the support that caregivers receive from their spouses with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We present a qualitative investigation of pleasant and stressful experiences in both partners when such support occurs.

methodSeventy-two couples managing mild-to-moderate AD responded to open-ended prompts about their pleasant and stressful experiences when people living with AD (PLWD) provided support to their spousal caregivers. We applied descriptive content analysis to examine these responses.

resultsPLWD had pleasant experiences when perceiving their support to caregivers

conclusionFindings inform the development of dyadic interventions for facilitating, while addressing the challenges of, mutual, changing support dynamics among spouses coping with AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCaregiversSocial SupportSpousesAdaptation, PsychologicalAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchStress, PsychologicalADRDcontent analysismutualityrewardsstress

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PMCPMC12629515

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