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| The psychosocial context of bereavment for older women who were caregivers for a spouse with advanced cancer | | Author(s) | Lorraine Holtslander, Wendy Duggleby |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 22, no 2, 2010 |
| Pages | pp 109-124 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Wives as carers ; Cancer ; Husbands ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The psychosocial context of bereavement for older women who were caregivers for a spouse with advanced cancer was explored qualitatively with 13 older Canadian women. Interviews and diaries were analysed using constant comparison. The psychosocial context emerged as the intrapersonal: exhaustion, loneliness, pain, and recovering physical health; the interpersonal: finding a new way through both supportive and difficult relationships; and the community or societal: a loss of identity, pressure to move on, financial concerns, and relying on formal supports. The psychosocial context of bereavement for older women who were caregivers is uniquely challenging and must be considered when providing care and programmes of support. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100916205 A |
| Classmark | P6:SNW: CK: SNA: 3DP: 7S |
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