Family Involvement Following Institutionalization: Modeling Nursing Home Visits over Time

Autor/inn/en	Gaugler, Joseph E.; Zarit, Steven H.; Pearlin, Leonard I.
Titel	Family Involvement Following Institutionalization: Modeling Nursing Home Visits over Time
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 57 (2003) 2, S.91-117 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Dementia; Patients; Caregivers; Social Networks; Nursing Homes; Predictor Variables; Family Involvement; Institutionalized Persons; Longitudinal Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demenz; Patient; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Sonderheim; Prädiktor; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	Gerontological research has emphasized family members' continued involvement in the lives of loved ones following institutionalization. However, many of these studies are cross-sectional in design and do not ascertain how family members' visits change over time. The present study utilized a growth curve analysis to examine preplacement and postplacement predictors of nursing home visits over a two-year period among a sample of 65 caregivers of dementia patients. Intraindividual patterns of change suggested considerable heterogeneity in family visits. Several variables were also significantly predictive (p less than 0.05) of change in nursing home visits. Spousal caregivers were more likely to report increased visits. Care recipients with greater cognitive impairment following institutionalization experienced increased visits. Caregivers who perceived respect and support from their social network following institutionalization also reported increased visits over the two-year study period. Caregivers who engaged in socially restorative activities after institutionalization reported decreases in visits. The findings provide a more refined understanding of the long-term involvement process following institutionalization. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10