Deciding on Institutionalization for a Relative with Dementia: The Most Difficult Decision for Caregivers

Autor/inn/en	Caron, Chantal D.; Ducharme, Francine; Griffith, Jennifer
Titel	Deciding on Institutionalization for a Relative with Dementia: The Most Difficult Decision for Caregivers
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal on Aging, 25 (2006) 2, S.193-206 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0714-9808
Schlagwörter	Dementia; Comparative Analysis; Data Analysis; Caregivers; Nursing Homes; Decision Making; Caregiver Attitudes; Family (Sociological Unit); Models; Institutionalized Persons; Older Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demenz; Auswertung; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Sonderheim; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Familie; Analogiemodell; Älterer Erwachsener
Abstract	The decision to move a family member with dementia to a nursing home is a difficult experience for caregivers. Complex psychosocial factors are involved and knowledge of predictive factors alone is insufficient. Using grounded theory, this study explores the decision-making process with regards to institutionalization, from the perspective of family caregivers. Fourteen people who moved a relative to long-term care in the preceding 6 months were interviewed. Data analysis using comparative analysis and line-by-line dimensional analysis was used to develop a theoretical model of the decision-making process. Three factors within the model were central to the process: (a) caregivers' perceptions of their ability to provide care, (b) caregivers' evaluations of their relatives' ability to make care decisions, and (c) the evolving influence of contextual factors and interactions with healthcare professionals. The contribution of these findings to new conceptualizations of institutionalization is discussed. (Author).
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