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The Alzheimer's family caregiver as decision maker
 — a typology of decision styles
Author(s)Sarah B Wackerbarth
Journal titleJournal of Applied Gerontology, vol 21, no 3, September 2002
Pagespp 314-332
KeywordsDementia ; Family care ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationBehavioural decision theory is used to conduct exploratory research on caregiving decisions for a typology of dementia caregiving decision styles. The usefulness of the typology for providing support to family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is discussed. During semi-structured interviews, 28 caregivers described making a total of 159 caregiving decisions. The analysis involved the classification of the caregivers' experiences into categories and the formation of a typology of the styles used throughout the decision-making process. Decision-making needs based on caregiving decision styles are presented, to guide the provision of decision support to family caregivers. (KJ/RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020924203 A
ClassmarkEA: P6:SJ: DP: 3F: 7T

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