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| The impact of the marital relationship on the experience of caring for an elderly spouse with dementia | | Author(s) | Rose D H Lewis |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 18, part 2, March 1998 |
| Pages | pp 209-231 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Spouses as carers ; Marriage ; Personal relationships ; Attitude. |
| Annotation | Husbands and wives constitute a large proportion of carers to older people with dementia. Many older people with dementia have had a long history of personal relationships, often having lived with the same partners for most of their lives. Following the life course approach, nine older spouse carers of partners with dementia were interviewed to explore the ways in which a couple's marital experiences impinge upon the challenges faced when a spouse develops dementia in late life and is cared for by his of her partner. A brief account of the marital histories is presented. A number of hypotheses with the theme of how perceptions of the caring situation are related to perceptions of the pre-morbid marital relationship were tested, drawing heavily upon the case material. The results indicate that the idea, implicit in the life course approach, that people interpret their present experiences in the context of their whole lives is correct. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980814409 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SN: SL: DS: DP |
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