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Caregiver isolation — an ecological model
Author(s)	Susan Tebb, Pauline Jivanjee
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 34, no 2, 2000
Pages	pp 51-72
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Family care ; Wives as carers ; Dementia ; Isolation ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America.
Annotation	Caregiving to a partner with Alzheimer's disease (AD) results in isolation, which affects caregivers' help and service seeking behaviours. In-depth interviews with caregiving wives found that they experienced multiple dimensions of isolation. A tentative ecological model of dimensions of caregiver isolation is proposed. Research participants did not engage early in supportive help, because they were not always aware of their isolation, did not know about support available, and were not identified by health or social services personnel as needing support and assistance. Social workers need to be aware of the isolating effects of caregiving, and to reach out to caregivers to avoid or lessen isolation in their caring role. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010216216 A
Classmark	P6:SJ: P6:SNW: EA: TP: 3DP: 7T
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