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   Baby boomer caregiver and dementia caregiving: findings from the National   
   Study of Caregiving   
      
   Heehyul Moon1 and Peggye Dilworth-Anderson2   
   + Author Affiliations   
      
   1Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, KY, US   
   2Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,   
   Chapel Hill, NC, USA   
   Address correspondence to: H. Moon. Tel: 502 852 4178; fax: 502 852 0422.   
   Email: heehyul.moon@louisville.edu   
   Received February 4, 2014.   
   Accepted July 8, 2014.   
   Abstract   
      
   Background: previous studies have well documented the characteristics of baby   
   boomers but less is known about the experiences of boomer caregivers (CGs) of   
   people with dementia.   
      
   Objective: the purpose of this study was to compare the characteristics of   
   boomer CGs of people with dementia with those of boomer CGs for people without   
   dementia and to ascertain factors associated with outcomes.   
      
   Design: we selected baby boomer CGs from the National Study of Caregiving   
   (NSOC) with 650 primary boomer CGs (138 CGs of people with dementia and 512   
   CGs of people without dementia).   
      
   Methods: the Stress Process Model (SPM) was used to examine the effects of   
   resources (the use of paid help and informal support) and stressors (primary:   
   level of CG care activities and interrupted sleep; secondary: strain of   
   caregiving on work, other    
   care and social activities) on CGs' down, depressed or hopeless feelings and   
   self-perceived general health. T-tests and chi-square tests were used to   
   compare SPM domain differences and ordinary least-square multiple regression   
   analysis was used to    
   investigate predictors of CGs' outcomes.   
      
   Results: high blood pressure and arthritis were the most prevalent chronic   
   diseases in both groups. Boomer CGs of people with dementia reported providing   
   more help with daily activities, higher level of caregiving and social   
   activity conflict,    
   experiencing more interrupted sleep and more down, depressed or hopeless   
   feelings than CGs of people without dementia. Different factors predicted   
   boomer CGs' outcomes.   
      
   Conclusion: the current results yield important information about the   
   considerable differences between two baby boomer CG groups within the   
   caregiving experiences. The findings highlight the need to provide tailored   
   interventions to boomer CGs to help    
   them cope with caregiving stress to improve their physical and mental health.   
      
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