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Older adult spouses with multiple chronic conditions
— challenges, rewards, and coping strategies | | Author(s) | Shelley Peacock, Bharati Sethi, Allison Williams |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 36, no 2, June 2017 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, June 2017 |
| Pages | pp 209-222 |
| Source | http://cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Chronic illness ; Spouses as carers ; Stress ; Attitude ; Adjustment. |
| Annotation | There is little research exploring how spouses of older adults with multiple chronic conditions make meaning of their caregiving experience. In this study the question was asked: What is the experience of spousal caregivers to persons with multiple chronic conditions? The authors applied Thorne's interpretive description approach, interviewing 18 spouses who provided a rich description of their caregiving experience, in which interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed. Themes were categorised according to challenges encountered, rewards gleaned and sustaining strategies employed by participants in caring for their spouse. Unique findings related to the challenges inherent in decision-making within the context of multiple chronic conditions. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170728255 A |
| Classmark | CI: P6:SN: QNH: DP: DR |
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