Cross-sectional study explores the link between caregiving stress and hardiness in Iranian caregivers, suggesting better stress management leads to improved outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease is widely recognised as a demanding and stressful responsibility. Caregivers' experiences largely depend on their ability to manage caregiving stress and cope effectively. AIMS: This study examined the relationships between care stressors and care challenges with hardiness among family caregivers, considering the mediating role of care stress management. METHODS: ) and path coefficients (b) to quantify the strength of associations. Path analysis indicated that care stress management had a positive direct association with hardiness and mediated the indirect association between care challenges and hardiness. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the results, approximately 85% of the variance in hardiness was explained by care stress management, care challenges and care stressors. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The findings of this study may help nursing professionals to develop interventions that improve the hardiness of family caregivers and provide them with the necessary skills to manage the stressors associated with caregiving. This can lead to better health outcomes for both the caregivers and patients.
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