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Making sense of dementia: carers' perceptions
- Author:
- ASKHAM Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 15(1), March 1995, pp.103-114.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Outlines how the informal care givers of people recently diagnosed as suffering from dementia perceive and describe the condition. Examines the reasons for the wide variety of understanding of dementia.
Caregivers of relatives with dementia and their interactions with services
- Author:
- LEHOTSKY Joyce Daly
- Publisher:
- University of Western Australia. Department of Social Work and Social Administra
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 92p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Perth
Sheltered housing: the relative dimension
- Author:
- HEARNSHAW Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 4(1), February 2001, pp.17-19.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Until now the role played by the relatives of older people in sheltered housing has been largely neglected. Now their involvement in decision-making, care and support has been explored in a new report. This article looks at some of the findings, and examines how confusion can arise not only about their role, but also about the service provided by sheltered housing itself.
Caring for someone at a distance
- Author:
- SPENCER-CINGOZ Julie
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 151p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aimed at people looking after a loved one or a friend at a distance. Designed to help carers identify the needs and priorities that have to be addressed. Also offers guidance on key decisions to be made; minimising risks; what to look for when you visit; how to get the most out of visits; dealing with relative's finances; and keeping in touch.
Marital status of caregiving daughters and co-residence with dependent parents
- Authors:
- BRODY Elaine M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 35(1), February 1995, pp.75-85.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The role of caregiving daughters' marital status is examined as it relates to their sharing households with disabled elderly parents. Married daughters fared best in well-being, income, and social support. Never-married women were the most likely to have never moved out of the parental home. Separated/divorced caregivers, more than married and widowed, had moved into the parent's home rather than the reverse and widowed daughters had lived in re-formed joint households longest. The main reason for re-forming shared households was the disability of the parent. Among other reasons were death or withdrawal of previous a caregiver and financial problems, with separated/divorced daughters the most likely to mention finances.
Relatives of persons suffering from dementia: differences in the burden
- Author:
- DUIJNSTEE Mia S.H.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 14(4), December 1994, pp.499-519.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Partners and children play a key role in home care for persons suffering from dementia. When the burdens are compared they are placed on these relatives, there are large differences. On the one hand, these result from actual differences in the care situation. On the other, they arise from the differences in the way the people involved experience more or less comparable circumstances. To determine the sources of the differences in the burden on the relatives, a distinction was made between objective and subjective care-giver burden. Qualitative research, therefore, aimed to provide an understanding of the personal interpretation by the people involved. This was realised in about 40 case studies involving relatives.
Charting the hits
- Author:
- PRITCHARD J.
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 19.10.90, 1990, pp.10-11.
Describes a small scale survey of carers to identify causes of stress which might give rise to violence against elderly people.
A comparison of the caregiving networks of dependent elderly individuals who are lucid and those who are demented
- Authors:
- BIRKEL Richard C., JONES Constance J.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 29(1), February 1989, pp.114-119.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Study showing that families caring for demented elderly people receive help from very reduced network of helpers.
Caregiver hassles scale : assessing the daily hassles of caring for a family member with dementia
- Authors:
- KINNEY Jennifer M., STEPHENS Mary Ann Parris
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 29(3), 1989, pp.328-332.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
An evaluation of a 42-item scale indicated it provided a reliable and psychometrically sound instrument for assessing 'hassles' associated with caring for a family member with Alzheimer's Disease.
Involuntary aged clients: ethical & treatment issues
- Author:
- BURSTEIN Beth
- Journal article citation:
- Social Casework, 69(8), October 1988, pp.518-524.
- Publisher:
- Alliance for Children and Families
When elderly people reject help requested by family members, this raises practical and ethical issues.