Associations of knowledge about Alzheimer’s disease, dysfunctional cognition, and coping with caregiver’s blood pressure

摘要: Dysfunctional ways of thinking and coping with caregiving have been associated worse caregivers’ cardiovascular health. The objective this study is to analyze the associations between knowledge about Alzheimer’s disease, dysfunctional thoughts, experiential avoidance, blood pressure. Participants were 123 family caregivers a relative dementia. Path analysis was used association assessed variables. obtained model shows that there significant negative relationship disease systolic pressure, potentially mediated by thoughts avoidance. findings provide support idea lack may contribute maladaptive caregiving, increasing risk.