TY - JOUR
T1 - Caregiver adaptations to having a relative with dementia admitted to a nursing home
AU - Riddick, Carol Cutler
AU - Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska
AU - Fleshner, Edith
AU - Kraft, Gladys
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was conducted under the auspices of the Fellowship Program in Applied Gerontology of the Gerontological Society of America, and was funded by the Administration on Aging and the Hymen and Sadie Goldman Memorial Endowment lo the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Correspondence should be directed to h e Senior Author, Gallaudet University. School of Education & Human Services. 800 Florida Avenue. N.E.. Washing~on. DC 20002.
PY - 1992/10/9
Y1 - 1992/10/9
N2 - This study examined caregivers’ adaptation to placing a relative, who suffers from dementia, in a nursing home. Relatives of 84 residents of a non-proprietary skilled nursing facility participated in the study. The perception of burden in caring for their relative decreased significantly following nursing home placement. The effects of the stress of having a loved one with dementia on caregiver’s emotional adaptation and perceived burden was dependent on familial relationship. Care-receiver’s acceptance of the nursing home placement and length of caregiving affected caregiver’s burden, which, in turn, affected emotions regarding nursing home placement, satisfaction with the nursing home, and social- recreational activities. Satisfaction with the nursing home was negatively related to the caregiver’s sense of burden, to the care-receiver’s resistance to nursing home placement, and to length of nursing home stay. Implications of the study are discussed.
AB - This study examined caregivers’ adaptation to placing a relative, who suffers from dementia, in a nursing home. Relatives of 84 residents of a non-proprietary skilled nursing facility participated in the study. The perception of burden in caring for their relative decreased significantly following nursing home placement. The effects of the stress of having a loved one with dementia on caregiver’s emotional adaptation and perceived burden was dependent on familial relationship. Care-receiver’s acceptance of the nursing home placement and length of caregiving affected caregiver’s burden, which, in turn, affected emotions regarding nursing home placement, satisfaction with the nursing home, and social- recreational activities. Satisfaction with the nursing home was negatively related to the caregiver’s sense of burden, to the care-receiver’s resistance to nursing home placement, and to length of nursing home stay. Implications of the study are discussed.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84933494467
U2 - 10.1300/J083v19n01_04
DO - 10.1300/J083v19n01_04
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AN - SCOPUS:84933494467
SN - 0163-4372
VL - 19
SP - 51
EP - 76
JO - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
JF - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
IS - 1
ER -