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The roles of adult daughters in long-term care facilities — alternative role manifestations
Author(s)	Sherry L Dupuis, Joan E Norris
Journal title	Journal of Aging Studies, vol 15, no 1, March 2001
Pages	pp 27-54
Keywords	Daughters as carers ; Social roles ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada.
Annotation	Existing research conceptualises the term "role" as a unidimensional concept and views the caregiving role as static. Using a multidimensional conceptualisation of roles, and guided by symbolic interactionism and the conceptual framework of the caregiving carer, this Canadian study aimed to gain a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the roles of 38 adult daughters in long-term care homes from their perspectives. The research design used techniques based on the grounded theory approach, combined with interviewing and diary keeping. Five caregiving role manifestations emerged in the women's stories: active monitors; regular visitors; accepting relinquishers; unaccepting relinquishers; and indirect supporters. Several factors explained differences in the role manifestations such as the focus of the support, perceptions of the psychological presence of the parent, and the sense of obligation and pressure to care. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010511203 A
Classmark	P6:SSH: TM5: KW: LHB: 3DP: 7S
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