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| Characteristics of strong commitments to intergenerational family care of older adults | | Author(s) | Kathleen W Piercy |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 62B, no 6, November 2007 |
| Pages | pp S381-S387 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Family care ; Family relationships ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Two qualitative studies were conducted using in-depth interviews with primary and secondary intergenerational caregivers. A total of 45 primary caregivers, 10 spouses and 11 adult grandchildren discussed development of their relative's care, their caregiving experiences, use of paid services, and how caregiving affected their lives. McCracken's 5-step method was followed for analysis of long interviews. Strongly committed caregivers comprised half of the total sample. All primary caregivers with strong commitments were women; some strongly committed secondary caregivers were men. Strong commitment had moral, religious and affectionate bases. Participants gave compassionate care and reframed adverse situations as manageable challenges. Family member and paid providers assisted primary caregivers. Participants viewed caregiving as rewarding and as an opportunity to teach compassion to children. Results suggest that strongly committed caregivers need support from both family and formal care services to sustain their commitment to care. The role of resilience in caregiver commitment merits further investigation, with a view to developing measures for use in elaborating models of long-term care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080307220 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: DS:SJ: F: 3DP: 7T |
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