… This paper is a discussion of methodological issues in the use of diaries as primary data in …
term ‘family caregiver’ is used to refer to a person who primarily helps a person with dementia …

… in now-classic works on methodology (eg, Cook & Campbell, … for persons receiving respite,
we focus on family caregivers. … , for studying outcomes of persons receiving respite and for …

… ); (c) use a quantitative assessment of caregiver need (mixed-methods papers were also …
family caregivers of community-dwelling adults living with dementia; and (e) focus on caregiver …

… There is also a need for longitudinal studies that analyse changes that occur in the lives,
perceptions, and needs of family caregivers over the duration of the caregiving experience. …

… Male family caregivers—that is, men who provide ongoing … methodology employed by
studies of caregiving men. In 1992, Horowitz articulated the pressing need for methodologically …

… methodological issues that may have limited our understanding of caregiver burden. These
… of these methodological issues in the published literature. The review of these studies for …

… people with dementia is a major challenge for relatives and society worldwide. Understanding
the family caregivers… on the needs of family caregivers of people with dementia at home. …

… me” Family carers approached by phone call A NH director said: “I think that family carers
should be … that family carers interested in the study can call” Family carers approached by letter …

… basis of this review include: ageing family carers, future planning and support services. In
the context of family caregiving, older people with intellectual disabilities represent a unique …

… Family, like caregiving, is a term that can be defined in various ways. Too often, current …
reduces family caregiving to a design with only one informant, typically the primary caregiver. …