This narrative reflective paper discusses a qualitative research study on multiple sclerosis
(MS) caregiving in which the author/researcher utilized her own caregiving experiences and …

This phenomenological-interpretative inquiry explores spousal carers' experience of caring
for their partner while confronting many apparent losses. Ten spousal carers of people with …

Background. With the emerging focus on home‐based care, there is an increasing demand
on spouses to look after their chronically ill partners at home. The theoretical aspects of …

INTRODUCTION Guest editor Marcia Finlayson, PhD, OT Reg (Ont), OTR, is a professor in
the School of Rehabilitation Therapy at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada. She began …

Objectives This study explores the lived experiences of carers of people with Multiple
Sclerosis (MS), specifically in relation to their quality of life (QoL), through the use of images …

The dominant professional paradigm, that family caregiving equals stress, is reductive.
Memoirs written by people who have cared for severely ill and disabled parents, mates, and …

This qualitative research explored the caregiving dynamics of patients and caregivers of
multiple sclerosis (MS) to see if gender affected the caregiving experience. The purpose was …

Aim This study explores the experience of the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis for the support
person and identifies the impact on their lives. Background At the time of diagnosis, the …

This study used narrative inquiry, based on reader-response theory, to investigate the
experience of family caregiving in both physical and cognitive illness and disability. A …

Objective: The lack of adequate conceptualisation and operationalisation of quality of life
(QoL) limits the ability to have a consistent body of evidence to improve QoL research and …