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| Role ambiguity in family caregiving | | Author(s) | Paula M Usita, Scott S Hall, Jonathan C Davis |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 23, no 1, March 2004 |
| Pages | pp 20-39 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Family care ; Social roles ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Role ambiguity occurs when specifications for expected roles are incomplete. The dyadic relationship of primary and secondary caregivers, the dyad relationship of each caregiver and the care recipient, life stage of caregivers, changes in the caregiving conditions, and the work of caregiving are among the factors that may affect caregiver role ambiguity. A primary caregiver and a secondary caregiver to a family member who had experienced a heart attack were interviewed formally and informally about family caregiving over a 10-month period. Thematic analysis revealed caregivers held inconsistent beliefs about the independence level of the care recipient, and role ambiguity was heightened during the time that the care recipient's health condition changed and the primary caregiver's other role responsibilities were more demanding. The utility of the role ambiguity concept in studies of family caregiving is discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040909228 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: TM5: 3J: 7T |
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