Brenes Lab

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NIH R01 · 2025

The impact of stressful and traumatic experiences on the well-being of caregivers and persons living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Project Summary Two decades of research shows that the psychological well-being of unpaid family caregivers (CGs) is a significant determinant of quality of life for both the person with dementia (PWD) and CGs. One dominant model used to understand CG burden is the Pearlin stress process model, which takes a life course approach. Within this model, identified risk and protective factors include background factors (gender, race, age, socioeconomic status), primary stressors (PWD diagnosis, behavioral symptoms, functional dependency), secondary stressors (job-caregiving conflict, economic burden, altered relationships), social and personal resources (self-efficacy, coping), and outcomes…

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