TY - JOUR
T1 - Relinquishing in-home dementia care
T2 - Difficulties and preceived helpfulness during the nursing home trasition
AU - Gaugler, Joseph E.
AU - Pearlin, Leonard I.
AU - Leitsch, Sara A.
AU - Davey, Adam
PY - 2001/1
Y1 - 2001/1
N2 - Institutionalization of an elderly relative suffering from dementia is a key transition in the caregiving career. This study determines factors that predict the problems and help dementia caregivers perceive while institutionalizing an elderly relative. By using a sample of 185 dementia caregivers interviewed before and after institutionalization, the authors conducted a multivariate regression to identify relevant predictors of search difficulties, professional help, and family help during the nursing home transition. The personal and social resources of caregivers prior to placement (e.g., mastery, family conflict, socioemotional support, duration of care, education, and physical health) were reliable predictors of search difficulties and perceived helpfulness. Such findings will prove useful to long-term care practitioners who wish to facilitate the institutionalization process for caregiving families.
AB - Institutionalization of an elderly relative suffering from dementia is a key transition in the caregiving career. This study determines factors that predict the problems and help dementia caregivers perceive while institutionalizing an elderly relative. By using a sample of 185 dementia caregivers interviewed before and after institutionalization, the authors conducted a multivariate regression to identify relevant predictors of search difficulties, professional help, and family help during the nursing home transition. The personal and social resources of caregivers prior to placement (e.g., mastery, family conflict, socioemotional support, duration of care, education, and physical health) were reliable predictors of search difficulties and perceived helpfulness. Such findings will prove useful to long-term care practitioners who wish to facilitate the institutionalization process for caregiving families.
KW - dementia
KW - family caregivers
KW - long-term care
KW - nursing home
KW - psychosocial support
KW - socioemotional support
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U2 - 10.1177/153331750101600102
DO - 10.1177/153331750101600102
M3 - Article
C2 - 11416946
AN - SCOPUS:0035140212
SN - 1533-3175
VL - 16
SP - 32
EP - 42
JO - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
JF - American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
IS - 1
ER -