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"The hard thing is the changes"
— the importance of continuity for older men caring for their wives | | Author(s) | Jonas Sandberg, Henrik Eriksson |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing, vol 8, no 2, June 2007 |
| Pages | pp 5-15 |
| Source | http://www.pavpub.com |
| Keywords | Husbands as carers ; Wives ; Family relationships ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Few studies have been conducted into the contextual and relational aspects of male caregiving that includes analysis by gender and family relationships. A narrative approach was adopted for this Swedish study, the aim of which was to gain understanding of the experience of older men as caregivers for an ill spouse. Interviews were conducted with three older men aged between 65 and 78 who had been caring for their wives for between one and 12 years. Two main categories emerged: taking on a new and unfamiliar role; and learning to live with the new role. The results also show how men seek to maintain continuity in their relationships with the wives they are caring for. The findings can be understood in the light of a major life transition of how older men providing care for a spouse create new roles and how they cope with the changes in the marital relationship. A sense of continuity in the process of caring is important for men to help them find the strength to continue as caregivers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070813209 A |
| Classmark | P6:SNA: SNW: DS:SJ: 3J: 76P |
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