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| Family influence on caregiver resistance, efficacy and use of services in family elder care | | Author(s) | Pat M Keith, Robbyn Wacker, Susan M Collins |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 52, issue 4, 2009 |
| Publisher | The Haworth Press, Inc., 2009 |
| Pages | pp 377-400 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Family care ; Attitude ; Services ; Usage [services] ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This research investigated how resistance to use of services attributed to family members and primary caregiver self-efficacy and resistance had influenced actual use of services. Data were analysed from questionnaires completed by 224 people engaged in informal elder care in the community. Tests of six hypotheses revealed that family influence on caregivers had a consistent, important influence on behaviour and views of caregivers. Family resistance to use of formal services framed caregivers' feelings, preferences, and decisions, ranging from their own perceived self-efficacy to actually obtaining help outside the family. Professionals must include family members in their dialogue with primary caregivers about their plans for care of an older relative. Suggestions for interventions to better understand family and caregiver resistance are discussed. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090706207 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: DP: I: QLD: 3F: 7T |
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