Living with loss: dementia and the family caregiver

W Moyle, M Clinton, H Edwards - Australian Journal of Advanced …, 2002 - search.informit.org
Two focus group interviews with 15 relatives, investigated family caregivers' perceptions of
having a relative in a dementia care unit. Data analysis revealed the significant theme of …

Family care‐giving for people with dementia: some implications for policy and professional practice

CL Clarke - Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Family care‐giving for people with dementia: some implications for policy and professional
practice¶ The objective of this paper is to describe one study undertaken in the north of …

Caring for a relative with dementia: family caregiver burden

E Papastavrou, A Kalokerinou… - Journal of advanced …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Title. Caring for a relative with dementia: family caregiver burden Aim. This paper is a report
of part of a study to investigate the burden experienced by families giving care to a relative …

Being a close family member of a person with dementia living in a nursing home

B Seiger Cronfalk, BM Ternestedt… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim and objective To illuminate how family members of persons with dementia describe
their own experiences, before and after placing their relative in a nursing home. Background …

'The path through the unknown': the experience of being a relative of a dementia‐suffering spouse or parent

R Madsen, R Birkelund - Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To examine the experiences of relatives of a spouse or parent who
suffers from dementia and examines whether there are similarities or differences between …

A comparative qualitative analysis of stories of spousal caregivers of people with dementia: Negative, ambivalent, and positive experiences

B Shim, J Barroso, LL Davis - International journal of nursing studies, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Caregivers of people with dementia describe a wide spectrum of
caregiving experiences, from very negative to very positive. Previous research reveals that …

Patterns of elderly spousal caregiving in dementia care: an observational study

W Jansson, G Nordberg… - Journal of advanced …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Patterns of elderly spousal caregiving in dementia care: an observational study Aim. The
aim of this study was to escribe which caring activities eight spouses performed when caring …

Seeking connection: family care experiences following long‐term dementia care placement

M Bramble, W Moyle, M McAllister - Journal of clinical nursing, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. To outline the experiences of family caregivers in Brisbane, Australia who have placed
a relative with dementia into long‐term care. Background. Whilst the aged care literature in …

Positive aspects of family caregiving for older adults at end-of-life: a qualitative examination

CA Hovland, CA Mallett - Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Family caregivers of older adults with dementia have significant challenges across many
domains. While this role has been found to be burdensome on the caregiver, increasingly …

I just can't please them all and stay sane: Adult child caregivers' experiences of family dynamics in care‐giving for a parent with dementia in Australia

G Tatangelo, M McCabe, A Macleod… - Health & Social Care in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Family caregivers of people with dementia who live within the community often experience
stress and poor quality of life due to their care‐giving role. While there are many factors that …