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The forgotten generation — the impact a grandmother with Alzheimer's disease has on a granddaughter
Author(s)	Kellee Howard, Jerome F Singleton
Journal title	Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 25, no 2, 2001
Pages	pp 45-58
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Grandchildren ; Attitude ; Dementia ; Grandmothers ; Family relationships ; Women as carers.
Annotation	The focus of this research was to gather information to generate new insights about how granddaughters were affected when their grandmothers had Alzheimer's disease (AD). Information was collected by interviewing six granddaughters. The themes that emerged from their stories included problems with social interaction and feelings of embarrassment due to the grandmothers' behaviour. Stress and tension, feelings of guilt, sadness, frustration and anger also emerged. Avoiding the caregiving situation, participating in activities, the need for possessing information about Alzheimer's disease, and the importance of support were other themes that emerged. These themes formed the foundation for a model that illustrates the interaction of the themes on the granddaughters in this study. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020117209 A
Classmark	SW5: DP: EA: SW2: DS:SJ: P6:SH
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