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Relationship Between Stress Burden And Perceived Support Among Elderly Male Spousal Caregivers, Stephanie Fitzsimmons Sexton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

As older couples age, often one partner becomes more competent and able to care for the other, in which case they are able to remain in their homes. In one township in the northeastern United States, the caregiving role had a significant effect on the lives of elderly men who care for their wives. The purpose of this quantitative project study was to determine the relationship between perceived stress burden and perceived level of social support services and between perceived stress burden and use of support services by elderly male spousal caregivers residing in active adult communities. Watson's theory of …