Elder Mistreatment Within Stroke Family Caregiving

Authors

Carina Katigbak
Wesley R Browning
Sean Savitz
Carolyn E Z Pickering

Language

English

Publication Date

3-1-2025

Journal

Journal of Applied Gerontology

DOI

10.1177/07334648241277042

PMID

39258882

PMCID

PMC11827271

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

9-11-2024

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Abstract

This secondary data analysis sought to identify characteristics associated with mistreatment among chronic stroke survivors who transition to dementia. We examined baseline data from a multi-time series survey study (n = 453; where caregivers of those with stroke n = 107, and those without stroke, n = 346) on caregiving experiences influencing dementia family caregivers’ abusive or neglectful behaviors. Inferential statistical analysis indicated that baseline mistreatment rates were similar across stroke and non-stroke subgroups, though this finding was not significant. Caregiver depression was significantly associated with mistreatment. Multi-morbidity, prescription medication use, and limited mobility were more common among stroke survivors. Stroke-related complications may impose a greater burden of care upon family caregivers whose care recipients also have dementia. Determining timepoints of heightened mistreatment risk for stroke survivors may significantly impact long-term trajectories of stroke management to screen and identify those who may benefit from added support and intervention.

Keywords

Humans, Caregivers, Female, Male, Stroke, Aged, Middle Aged, Elder Abuse, Depression, Aged, 80 and over, Dementia, Surveys and Questionnaires, elder abuse and neglect, stroke, dementia, caregiver

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Katigbak, Carina; Browning, Wesley R; Savitz, Sean; et al., "Elder Mistreatment Within Stroke Family Caregiving" (2025). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 6479.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthgsbs_docs/6479