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| Sources of stress reported by daughters of nursing home residents | | Author(s) | Allison M Krause, Lynda D Grant, Bonita C Long |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging Studies, vol 13, no 3, Fall 1999 |
| Pages | pp 349-364 |
| Keywords | Daughters as carers ; Stress ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The accounts of 31 daughters (median age 48.2 years) who had a parent living in a nursing home were examined in this Canadian study. Data from seven focus group discussions exploring the stressful experiences daughters encountered in providing care to the parents were analysed for content. Eight major stressor themes were identified: sense of responsibility, losses, role change, conflicting perceptions of parent's ability, realisation of own vulnerabilities, facing the unknown, lack of family support, and lack of appropriate facility care. The results shed light on the kinds of stressors these daughters faced, and point to the influence that previous family and caregiving histories may have on daughters' present experience. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991022235 A |
| Classmark | P6:SSH: QNH: KX: LHB: 3F: 7S |
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