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| Family caregiving: the positive impact on adolescent relationships | | Author(s) | Diane L Beach |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 37, no 2, April 1997 |
| Pages | pp 233-238 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Children [offspring] as carers ; Adolescents ; Family relationships ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The majority of older people with Alzheimer's disease in the US live at home and receive 80-90% of their care from spouses and adult children. A number of adult children caregivers simultaneously care for children of their own, however, there is a paucity of information regarding the caregiving impact on these children and young adults. Further, the possible consequences of caring for a cognitively impaired older relative are rarely mentioned. This study was undertaken to examine the potential positive caregiving experiences of adolescents and their perceptions of relational enhancement as a result of caregiving. Twenty adolescents aged 14-18 years were interviewed and asked a series of semi-structured questions concerning satisfaction related to caregiving. To be included, respondents had to be a child, grandchild, or niece/nephew of an Alzheimer's disease patient cared for by the adolescent's immediate family. Employing features of content analysis methodology, all interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. The results merged into four primary categories: increased sibling activity/sharing; greater empathy for older adults; significant mother-adolescent bonding; and peer relationship selection and maintenance. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980813409 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SS: SC: DS:SJ: 7T |
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