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Penwell-Waines L, Goodworth MC, Casillas RS, et al. Perceptions of caregiver distress, health behaviors, and provider health-promoting communication and their relationship to stress management in MS caregivers. Health Commun. 2015;31(4):478-84doi: 10.1080/10410236.2014.967909.
Penwell-Waines, L., Goodworth, M. C., Casillas, R. S., Rahn, R., & Stepleman, L. (2016). Perceptions of caregiver distress, health behaviors, and provider health-promoting communication and their relationship to stress management in MS caregivers. Health communication, 31(4), 478-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2014.967909
Penwell-Waines, Lauren, et al. "Perceptions of caregiver distress, health behaviors, and provider health-promoting communication and their relationship to stress management in MS caregivers." Health communication vol. 31,4 (2016): 478-84. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2014.967909
Penwell-Waines L, Goodworth MC, Casillas RS, Rahn R, Stepleman L. Perceptions of caregiver distress, health behaviors, and provider health-promoting communication and their relationship to stress management in MS caregivers. Health Commun. 2016;31(4):478-84. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2014.967909. Epub 2015 Sep 23. PMID: 26400038.
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Health Commun. 2016;31(4):478-84. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2014.967909. Epub 2015 Sep 23.

Perceptions of caregiver distress, health behaviors, and provider health-promoting communication and their relationship to stress management in MS caregivers.

Health communication

Lauren Penwell-Waines, Marie-Christine Rutter Goodworth, Rhonda S Casillas, Rebecca Rahn, Lara Stepleman

Affiliations

  1. a Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior , Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University.
  2. b Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology , George Fox University.
  3. c Arizona State University Counseling Services.
  4. d Augusta MS Center.

PMID: 26400038 DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2014.967909

Abstract

This study applied the Stress/Health Model to examine a novel approach for promoting stress management among 67 caregivers of persons with multiple sclerosis, who often face unique caregiving challenges. Hierarchical regressions indicated that caregiver distress (i.e., emotional burden) and engagement in other health-promoting activities (i.e., controlling alcohol use) were the best predictors of caregiver stress management. Communication with the MS care recipient's health provider about caregiver engagement in health-promoting activities was associated with caregiver stress management, but not significantly more so than explained by the other factors (i.e., caregiver distress and engagement in health-promoting behaviors). A more controlled study would be indicated to further explain how to encourage, within the medical setting, caregiver engagement in self-care activities.

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