FAMILY CAREGIVER MANAGEMENT OF POTENTIALLY PROBLEMATIC SITUATIONS INVOLVING THE CARE RECEIVER WITH DEMENTIA (CAREGIVER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE).
Contributors: Oregon Health Sciences University.
Published: 1990
Number of pages: 154
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Gerontology.
Description: Caring for an older family member with dementia can be a very difficult and frustrating experience. Some of the difficulty occurs while managing potentially problematic situations involving the care receiver's behavior. A qualitative study using grounded theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) was conducted to identify and define the variables central to a caregiver's management of potentially problematic situations involving the care receiver with dementia. Using a semi-structured interview guide, family caregivers (n = 10) were asked to describe problem situations they encountered during caregiving. The data were analyzed using constant comparative analysis to identify and define concepts thought to be central to the management of problem situations involving the care receiver.

A model that posits the relationships between these variables was presented. This model suggests that the caregiver's effectiveness in managing potentially problematic situations involving the care receiver is mediated by two sets of variables, situational variables and filter variables. This study serves as the basis for the next methodological study designed to develop and test instruments measuring the concepts central to caregiver management of potentially problematic situations.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-07, Section: B, page: 3527.

Thesis (PH.D.)--OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, 1990.

School code: 0368.