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Liu, Yujun. "Health of the Adult Children Caregivers for Older Adults in Mainland China." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/86191.
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Objective. Guided by Pearlin's stress process model, this study explored the health of the adult children caregivers for older adults in mainland China.
Methods. Data were from a nationally representative sample of respondents aged 45+ (N=13,204) who participated in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study Wave 2 (2013). Using logistic regression techniques, the first analysis focused on the relationship between caregiver status and social determinants of health and health disparities. For the second analysis, the moderating effect of employment status on caregiving time and depressive symptoms among 1,082 adult children caregivers was examined using multiple linear regression.
Results. Adult children who were women, urban residents, younger, married, and had high school or more education were more likely to be caregivers than non-caregivers. Caregivers were more likely to live alone or live in three generation households and report fewer difficulties with physical functions compared to non-caregivers. Among caregivers, adult children who spent more hours providing care were more likely to experience more depressive symptoms as were adult children who were working outside of the home. The effect of caregiving time on depressive symptoms was moderated by employment status and gender. Unemployed men caregivers who spent more hours providing care reported the most depressive symptoms. Conversely, unemployed men caregivers who spent fewer hours providing care reported lowest level of depressive symptoms.Ph. D.
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Liu, Jinyu. "Caregiver strain among Chinese adult children of oldest old parents." Diss., University of Iowa, 2013. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2568.
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The fast growth of the Chinese oldest old population indicates higher demand for long-term care. In China, families assume the primary responsibility of caring for older adults. Since the oldest elders are more likely to be widowed, their adult children usually become their caregivers. Focusing on the Chinese adult children who provide care for their oldest-old parents, this study documented and helped to explain Chinese adult children's caregiving strain. A conceptual framework was developed based on Pearlin's stress process theory, Higgins' framework of self-concept discrepancy, and previous studies on family caregivers of elders. Using an existing dataset from the 2005 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey of 895 caregivers and their care recipients, the researcher tested whether and how caregiving context (caregiver's structured context and care recipients' needs for care), caregiving performance, and sibling support were related to five types of caregiving strain including sacrifice strain, exhaustion strain, capability strain, expectation strain, and dependency strain.
The results indicate that caregiving context and caregiving performance are statistically related to different types of caregiver strain. Three independent variables in the set of caregiving context, self-evaluation of living standard, education, and cultural identity, were related to two types of caregiver strain in different directions. The caregivers who were the eldest sons, who were females caring for female elders, who had a close relationship with their care recipients, who lived with the care recipients, who provided care for the elders with more needs for care in ADL (Activities of Daily Living), or whose care recipients had health insurance reported higher levels of at least one type of caregiver strain. Care recipients' cognitive status and entitlement to pension were negatively related to at least one type of caregiver strain. Caregivers' rural residence, having a job outside the family, having a child under age 16, and care recipient's needs for care in IADL (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living) were not found to be related to any type of caregiver strain.
Monetary assistance, which was indicated by the proportion of their annual household per capita income that the caregivers provided to care recipients, was found to be positively related to caregivers' capability strain. The amount of time spent in caregiving (time assistance) was positively related to three types of caregiver strain: exhaustion, expectation, and dependency strain. Time assistance was also found to mediate the relationship between care recipients' needs for care in ADL and caregivers' exhaustion strain and the relationship between dependency strain and three caregiving context variables: closeness between caregivers and care recipients, co-residence with care recipients, and care recipients' needs for care in ADL.
The results revealed the importance of caregiving context and caregiving performance in explaining Chinese adult-child caregivers' experience and the necessity of investigating caregiver strain in different dimensions. This study contributes to understanding caregiver strain from a filial perspective. The results imply directions for future research, social work practice and education, and policy legislation in addressing Chinese adult children's strain in caring for their oldest-old parents.
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Davis, Patricia K. "Financing Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care: Adult Children Caregiver Perspectives." DigitalCommons@USU, 2009. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/530.
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Large numbers of baby boomers and a shift towards home-based long-term care designate a need for a greater understanding of caregiver attitudes surrounding the financing of long-term home-based care. This study examined more fully the types of home-based long-term care services that family caregivers were utilizing for their parents. In addition, the willingness and ability of caregivers to privately fund these services for aging parents were explored. The study utilized a preexisting data set of qualitative interviews that were conducted with 30 family caregivers helping to provide long-term care for an elderly parent or older-generation relative. Participants in the sample used many home- and community-based services such as home health aides and nurses, physical therapists, cleaning services and adult day centers. Often these services were funded via Medicare, Medicaid, care recipient funds, state programs, and caregiver funds. In addition, caregivers were often willing, but unable to pay for long-term parent care on their own. Many caregivers in the study found paying for long-term parent care unnecessary. Family expectations, moral and religious responsibility, and a high aversion to nursing home care were cited as reasons for willingness to fund long-term care at home. Similarly, lack of family support and other personal obstacles were noted as reasons for inability to pay for care. Those who found payment for care unnecessary noted that care recipients had sufficient funds for their own long-term care.
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Tang, Yong. "Obligation of filial piety, adult child caregiver burden, received social support, and psychological wellbeing of adult child caregivers for frail elderly people in Guangzhou, China." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B37227385.
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Zajac, Kristyn. "Caregiver state of mind and child psychopathology intergenerational effects in a low-income sample /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 47 p, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1163266771&sid=4&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Minor, Penny S. "THE CAREGIVING EXPERIENCES OF ADULT CHILDREN WHO WERE PRIMARY CAREGIVERS TO A PARENT WITH DEMENTIA: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1595184216344991.
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Tang, Yong, and 唐咏. "Obligation of filial piety, adult child caregiver burden, received social support, and psychological wellbeing of adult child caregiversfor frail elderly people in Guangzhou, China." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B37227385.
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Graf, Theresa M. "Sense of coherence, relational functioning and concepts of health in adult daughter caregivers as compared with an age cohort of women /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1994. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11625235.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1994.Includes tables and appendices. Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Marilyn Rawnsley. Dissertation Committee: Jane A. Monroe. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-131).
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Jansson, Wallis. "Family-based dementia care : experiences from the perspective of spouses and adult children /." Stockholm, 2001. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2001/91-628-4740-6/.
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Strawbridge, William J. "The effects of social factors on adult children caring for older parents /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/8869.
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Morake, Keneilwe Samantha. "The cultural beliefs of parents as caregivers of adult children living with schizophrenia." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60395.
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The integration of mental health services into primary health care and the shift toward community- and family-based care for people with chronic mental disorders have been widely advocated globally (Breen, Swartz & Flisher, 2009:327). This resulted in people with mental illnesses staying within their communities during their recovery, accessing care mainly from their family members and secondarily from health care professionals within communities. Families predominantly relied on cultural African explanations for disease and illness, which usually motivated the choice of treatment options (Curationis, 2002). Unfortunately, most clinicians are not adequately trained to understand how culture influences the clinical manifestation of mental disorders (Breen et al., 2009:327). This sometimes results in people consulting African healers who are considered to understand illnesses much better. It is for the above-mentioned reasons that the study seeks to explore the cultural beliefs of parents as caregivers of adult children living with schizophrenia. The study is expected to extract insightful information regarding the cultural beliefs in relation to metal illness to promote a better understanding of the phenomenon with the African cultural sphere.
The goal of the study was to explore and describe the cultural beliefs of parents as caregivers of adult children living with schizophrenia in a community day care centre in Klipgat. The data was collected through non-probability purposive sampling. Rich, in-depth data was collected through semi-structured interviews from a random sample of 12 participants selected from the enrolment list of attendees at Mfihlakalo Day Care Centre.
The research findings indicate that there is an evident existence of cultural beliefs that perceive the cause of mental illnesses, especially schizophrenia, as birth complications, communication from ancestors, witchcraft or stress. Mental health care users are as a result excluded from society and labelled as aggressive and abnormal. The families of mental health care users have a positive perception of their family members living with mental illness, regarding them as special people suffering from natural diseases, birth complications, and lack of nurturing.
The research study concludes that even though the communities have negative perceptions of mental illnesses, the situation has vastly evolved through the years. Educational and awareness strategies have played a role in educating families and communities about mental illnesses, although the exposure has been noted as minimal. The research study suggests strong and effective psycho-educational programmes and support to promote knowledge empowerment and insight with regard to mental illness. Additionally, transparency regarding mental illness to reduce the stigma of those living mental illness and their immediate families, in turn promoting social inclusion.Mini Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
Social Work and Criminology
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Mireau, Margaret Ruth. "The experience of women who are caregivers to their chronically mentally ill adult children." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ54734.pdf.
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Tam, Lai-yin Ann, and 譚麗賢. "Study of the strain and needs of adult children caregivers of elderly stroke patients." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31250270.
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Tam, Lai-yin Ann. "Study of the strain and needs of adult children caregivers of elderly stroke patients /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19470265.
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Zajac, Kristyn. "Caregivers' histories of childhood abuse effects on children's behavior problems and reactivity to stress /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 71 p, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1885693301&sid=4&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Gonzales, Sabrina Marie. "Parental Involvement in the Lives of Adult Children with Serious Mental Illness." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1462536607.
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Reynolds, Margaret Anne. "Adult daughters as caregivers to elderly parents : an exploration of the care relationship." PDXScholar, 1987. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3792.
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In this study, the nature of a current social problem is explored: the provision of services to elderly parents by their adult daughters - a part of the informal system of social support for the elderly. In particular, the influence of the caregiver's construction of old age on their assessment of parental autonomy is examined.
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Peirce, Erin L. "A Qualitative Study of Non-Caregiving Adult Children's Experiences of a Parent's Alzheimer's Disease." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31175.
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Although there is abundant research on the etiology of Alzheimerâ s disease and its impact on primary caregivers, there is relatively little research that examines the consequences of the disease for entire families, and no literature that exclusively studies the experiences of non-caregiving family members. Seeking to explore the experience of non-caregivers, this qualitative study examined how adult children of an Alzheimerâ s patient who were not the caregiver for their parent experienced the onset and progression of the disease. Using the guiding theoretical frameworks of phenomenology, family systems theory, and ambiguous loss, in-depth interviews were conducted with three individuals and were coded for themes. The main themes found included externalization of symptoms, belief in the Alzheimerâ s diagnosis, acceptance, flexibility, sibling and parental relationships, communication, planning, shared family philosophy, family of origin roles, and boundary ambiguity. Implications for clinical practice and suggestions for future research are included.Master of Science
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Morey, Oma Louise. "Eldercare : the nature of transformative learning and the daughters who care /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Gallardo, Alejandra. "A support group for families and caregivers of children, youth, and adults with developmental disabilities| A grant proposal." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1588610.
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The purpose of this proposed program was to link with a local host agency, discover a potential funding source and write a grant in order to obtain funding for a support group for families of individuals with developmental disabilities (DD). Moreover, the purpose of the project was to provide funding for a family support group by partnering with South Central Los Angeles Regional Center (SCLARC). The program will be implemented at SCLARC, located in Los Angeles, CA. The support group was designed to provide families with interventions, resources, and the skills needed to continue caring for family members with DDs in the best way possible without reaching burnout. A literature review was conducted to thoroughly study the impact DDs have on the affected individuals and their family members. Research demonstrates that there are numerous families in need of emotional, social, and educational support as it also suggest the need of interventions for families.
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Carreon, Isaac. "Attachment, Acculturative Stress, Social Supports, Separation, and Marital Distress in Mexican and Central American Adult Immigrants Separated from Primary Caregivers as Children." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3025.
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Latinas/os are reported to be the fastest growing ethnic minority in the United States, with a large percentage being newly arrived immigrants. Previous research has found that many migrate in phases, with the father leaving the family behind or both parents migrating and leaving children in the care of family members. Separations from parental figures have been found to lead to psychosocial, psychological, and educational problems. Additional challenges of immigrants include acculturative stress, lack of social support, attachment problems, poverty, discrimination, unemployment, and marital distress. The purpose of this study was to inquire if immigrant variables (attachment, acculturative stress, and social supports) in Mexican and Central American immigrants who were separated from their primary caregivers as children predict marital distress. A total of 92 participants completed either the online questionnaire via Survey Monkey or paper surveys in person. A quantitative methodology, correlational multiple regression model was used in order to investigate the research questions and hypotheses. The results from the current study showed a statistically significant finding that the attachment style and acculturative stress in Mexican and Central American immigrants predicted marital distress. However, there was no statistically significant finding that social support predicted marital distress. Findings from this study can promote a deeper understanding to marriage counselors regarding attachment, social support, acculturative stress, and separation factors that can affect immigrant couples. It may also have implications for immigration policy and promote the establishment of reunification programs in communities where immigrant populations reside.
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Bornman, Juan 1968. "The development of a primary level communication intervention protocol for children with severe disabilities." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27719.
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Service delivery to children with severe disabilities (CSDs) in developing countries share some common characteristics. These include inaccessible services due to the fact that the majority of services are located in a few large cities, the focus of services are usually on school-age children (with few for pre-schoolers), many services require specialised staff and high technology equipment that is not always available and professionals who tend to work in isolation with minimal integration between services. A particularly vulnerable group within the sphere of CSDs are beginning communicators because of their inability to articulate their needs, feelings and rights. Programmes to specifically address these communication needs by equipping them with the necessary skills to interact and participate in society, are very limited. Often the first contact that primary caregivers of a CSD have with professionals, is with the community health nurse. Furthermore, they often remain the only professionals who provide continuous support and assistance to these caregivers. It is therefore clear that these nurses need to be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills in order to assist caregivers in dealing with their children with severe disabilities. This can be done by training these nurses (through multiskilling) to function as transdisciplinary professionals. Furthermore, a need for appropriate materials for service delivery to this population also exists. Consequently the BCIP (Beginning Communication Intervention Protocol) was developed. The BCIP addresses four important communication domains, namely communication means (including objects, photographs, manual signs, PCS symbols and a simplified 4-option digital speaker), functions (namely informational functions e.g. requesting more, requesting help, etc. and social functions, e.g. greeting, drawing attention to self, etc.), partners (both adults and peers) and the deliberate creation of communication opportunities (e.g. by providing small portions, placing desired items out of research) etc. Care was taken to ensure culture sensitivity and the authenticity of the BCIP. Twenty community health nurses were trained in the application of the BCIP. Training employed adult learning principles and was one week long, followed by three follow-ups that were conducted in situ (at two weeks, six weeks and five months post-training). Multiple measurements were used to evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired after training, namely questionnaires, structured interviews, skill demonstrations (which were video recorded and rated by the researcher and an independent rater) and a focus group. Results indicated that the BCIP training is relevant in bringing about a significant change in the targeted domains, namely knowledge and skills. Peripheral behaviours (namely attitudes, job satisfaction and type of service delivery provided) were all rated high at the onset of the research and thus quantitative data failed to show improvement. On the other hand, qualitative data from the focus group suggested improvement.Dissertation (PhD (Augmentative and Alternative Communication))--University of Pretoria, 2004.
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Barrah, Jaime Lynn. "Elder care based work-family conflict: Antecedents and outcomes." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1914.
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Mahne, Fanny, and Moberg Sofie Ohlsson. "Närståendes upplevelser av att vårda en anhörig med cancer i livets slutskede i hemmet : en litteraturöversikt." Thesis, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke högskola, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-8771.
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Bakgrund: Varje år behöver 70 000–75 000 människor palliativ vård, varav de flesta har en cancersjukdom. Närstående har en viktig och central del i palliativ vård och kan påverka den drabbades mående innebär att lindra symtom och lidande där fokus inte ligger på att bota sjukdomen. Sjuksköterskan har en viktig roll att stötta och involvera närstående i kommunikationen. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva närståendes upplevelser av att vårda en anhörig med cancer i livets slutskede i hemmet. Metod: Metoden som valdes var en litteraturöversikt. Tio vetenskapliga artiklar inkluderades i resultatet. Artiklarna analyserades enligt Fribergs metod. Resultatartiklarna hade kvalitativ design och hämtades från CINAHL Complete och MEDLINE. Resultat: Litteraturöversikten presenterades i tre teman och fem underteman. Det första temat innefattar att bli en vårdare, med undertemat ansvar att ständigt vara på vakt. Det andra temat innefattar känslor av vårdandet, med underteman stress och tiden nära döden. Det sista temat innefattar behov av stöd, med underteman stöd från familj och vänner, stöd från hälso-sjukvården. Slutsats: Resultatet visade att närstående kände ett ansvar av att vårda sin anhörig, detta ansvar medförde bland annat att tunga beslut låg i deras händer angående anhörigas autonomi. Ansvaret bidrog även med negativa effekter både psykiskt och fysiskt i form av utmattning. Förberedelser inför döden visade sig vara en viktig del för närståendes mentala hälsa samt att stöd från familj, vänner och vårdpersonal framkom som betydelsefullt.Background: Every year, 70 000–75 000 people need palliative care, most of them have cancer. Relatives have an important and central part in palliative care and can affect the victim's mood. Palliative care involves relieving symptoms and suffering where the focus is not on curing the disease. The nurse has an important role to support and involve relatives in the communication. Autonomy is seen as a difficult ethical dilemma in palliative care as the sufferer may have difficulty being self-determined in the final stages of life. Aim: The purpose was to describe relatives' experiences of caring for a relative with cancer in the final stages of life at home. Method: The chosen method was a literature review linked to Friberg. Ten scientific articles were included in the results. The articles were analyzed according to Friberg's method. The result articles had a qualitative design and were taken from CINAHL Complete and MEDLINE. Results: The literature review was presented in three themes and five sub-themes. The first theme includes becoming a caregiver, with the sub-theme responsibility to be constantly on guard. The second theme includes emotions of care, with the sub-theme of stress, the time close to death. The last theme includes need for support, with the sub-theme support from family and friends, support from health care. Conclusion: The results showed that close relatives felt a responsibility to care for their relatives, this responsibility meant, among other things, that heavy decisions were in their hands regarding the relatives' autonomy. The responsibility also contributed with negative effects both mentally and physically in the form of exhaustion. Preparations for death proved to be an important part of the mental health of close relatives and that support from family, friends and care staff emerged as meaningful.
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Nala-Preusker, Happy-Princess Mantombi. "An investigation into older caregivers' lived experiences of adult AIDS-ill children in Umlazi Township, KwaZulu-Natal." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18360.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of older caregivers of adult AIDS ill children in Umlazi Township in the province of Kwa- Zulu Natal. A qualitative research design which was exploratory was executed with a sample of purposively selected participants who are the members of the organization that provides support to the older caregivers.
Data saturation occurred after focus group and in depth individual interview with ten participants.
The findings revealed that older caregivers experience lot of challenges which ranges from emotional, physical, financial, psychological, social and time constraints when caring for their adult AIDS ill children .The study further revealed that older caregivers developed a wide range of coping strategies to face their challenging caregiving task and most of the older caregivers utilized positive coping strategies. Recommendations that are described focus on the inclusion and consultation of older caregivers in all decisions and programmes about them.Appendix C (Interview guide) in English as well as in Zulu
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Hildebrand, Elizabeth Ann. "Adult children as caregivers to elderly parents : a Mennonite exploration." 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/6887.
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Research shows that the family is the main source of support for the elderly (Cicerelli, 1982). Due to the multi-cultural nature of the Canadian population, the impact of ethnicity on the familial support system has emerged as an area worthy of investigation. This study examines the parental support system of a Mennonite population in a small Southern Manitoba town in terms of the type of support provided to the parent by an adult child, the quantity of services that are provided, the quality of the intergenerational relationship and the strain associated with the caregiver role. A group of 37 respondents, including 15 adult children, 15 parents and 7 children-in-law, were interviewed separately to determine the different perceptions of the caregiving situation. A separate group of 14 members from a more conservative church, including 8 adult children and 6 parents, were interviewed as an adult children panel and a parent panel. Results indicated that the majority of adult children provided both affective and instrumental support to their parents. Emotional support was viewed by both parents and adult children as valued and vital. The low level of caregiving strain reported by adult children is partially attributed to strong affective ties which were both in evidence and expressed by both generations. The relative homogeneity of the findings was attributed to both methodological considerations and cultural and religious factors associated with the Mennonite belief system. These factors include the norms of filial responsibility; strong family ties; mutual aid and service for others. Methodological considerations include the limited size and nonrepresentativeness of the sample population.
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Ferguson, Euna E. "Fulfilling the commitment : the adjustment process of primary family caregivers of nursing home residents, a grounded theory study /." 2004.
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Navalho, Carina Sofia Morais Dias. "Relatório final da prática de ensino supervisionada." Master's thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/20592.
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O presente estudo tem por objetivo compreender a importância que os adultos têm
na construção de um Projeto de Vida em crianças e jovens institucionalizados. O
Projeto de Vida assume um papel fundamental na vida destas crianças e jovens, uma
vez que é a partir dele que se desenvolve o seu futuro, deste modo a orientação e o
apoio dos adultos presentes na sua vida torna-se imprescindível, desempenhando uma
função determinante nas suas vidas.
Para este estudo, de cariz qualitativo, foram levantadas três questões de pesquisa:
Como se caracteriza a relação entre adultos e crianças de acordo com ambas as
representações; Qual o papel e a importância do adulto durante o percurso no Lar de
Infância e Juventude (LIJ), e por último, o que caracteriza o Plano Socioeducativo
Individual (PSEI) e qual o seu papel no percurso da criança e jovem institucionalizado
(em ambas as perspetivas) com o intuito de atingir o objetivo do mesmo.
Foram realizadas vinte e quatro entrevistas, metade das quais a crianças e jovens
institucionalizados e a outra metade a adultos cuidadores, em quatro zonas geográficas
do país. Tendo em conta o objetivo da investigação procurou-se entrevistar crianças
com idades compreendidas entre os 12 e os 18 anos. No que respeita aos adultos, e de
forma a enriquecer a investigação foram realizadas entrevistas a funcionários com
diferentes cargos nos lares de infância e juventude.
Deste modo, os resultados obtidos nesta investigação tiveram origem na teoria
selecionada e analisada em conjunto com as entrevistas obtidas. Assim, segundo os
resultados obtidos, tanto os jovens como os adultos apresentaram respostas idênticas nas
três questões de pesquisa. Na primeira, foi evidente a existência de uma boa relação
entre os adultos cuidadores e as crianças e jovens institucionalizados. Em relação à
segunda questão os jovens entrevistados valorizaram e elogiaram o papel dos adultos
enquanto seus cuidadores. Por último, na terceira questão de pesquisa, os adultos
cuidadores entrevistados deram especial atenção a esta questão, valorizando e
enaltecendo a importância do PSEI e consequentemente do Projeto de Vida no futuro
destas crianças e jovens institucionalizadas. Em suma, os resultados obtidos foram
bastante positivos e próximos dos esperados.This study aims to understand the importance that adults have to build a life project in institutionalized children and young people. The Life Project plays a key role in the lives of these children and young people, since it is from that develops their future, so the guidance and support of adults present in their life it´s essential, performing a determinant function in their lives. For this study, of a qualitative nature, three research questions were raised: How is characterized the relationship between adults and children according to both representations; What is the role and importance of adult during the course in the LIJ and finally, what characterizes the PSEI and what is their role in the child's path and young institutionalized (in both perspectives ) in order to achieve its goal. Twenty-four interviews were conducted, half of which to institutionalized children and youth and the other half to caring adults in four geographical areas of the country. Having regard to the purpose of the investigation search to interview children aged between 12 and 18 years. With regard to adults, and in order to make richer the research staff interviews were conducted with different positions in childhood. The results obtained in this study originated from the selected theory and analyzed together with the obtained interviews. Thus, according to the results, both young adults showed similar responses in the three research questions. At first it was evident that there is a good relationship between the adult caregivers and institutionalized children and young people. Regarding the second question the young people interviewed appreciated and praised the role of adults as their caregivers. Finally, the third research question, respondents caring adults gave special attention to this issue, emphasizing and highlighting the importance of PSEI and consequently of Life Project in the future of these children and young institutionalized. In short, the results were very positive and close to the expected.
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Brundage, Victor Marcellis. "The Influence of Parent/Caregiver Physical Activity Levels on the Physical Activity Levels of Children/Adults with Disabilities." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2069/447.
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Physical activity is important and beneficial to all individuals. Physical activity can enhance self-esteem, reduce the risk of developing health complications, and improve overall quality of life. Parents can have a major impact on the lives of their children. When parents are more physically active, generally their children are more active as well. Physical activity is also
beneficial to individuals with disabilities. These individuals are also encouraged to be physically active despite their limitations. The purpose of this study was to analyze the activity levels of parents/caregivers and children/adults with disabilities.
The subjects for this investigation were participants of The Special Needs Activity
Program (SNAP) at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Thirteen caregivers and fifteen parents provided data; while thirteen adults with disabilities and fifteen children with disabilities were
analyzed. The investigator attended SNAP sessions in which the parents/caregivers completed surveys for themselves and on behalf of the children/adults with disabilities for whom they take
of. The surveys included the Modifiable Activity Questionnaire for Adults, the Modifiable Activity Questionnaire for Children, the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study Physical Activity Questionnaire, and the Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with Physical Disabilities(PASIPD). All of these are paper and pencil surveys that take approximately 10 minutes to complete separately, and that assess physical activity.
The results indicated that there was a significant difference between the activity levels of the parents/caregivers and the children/adults with disabilities. Activity levels were categorized as light, moderate, and strenuous activities. The disabilities did not greatly affect the activity of
the individuals with disabilities. Children are recommended to achieve at least 60 minutes of activity on most days of the week, and adults are encouraged to obtain 30 minutes each day. The results indicated that the children with disabilities did not meet these guidelines, while the parents/caregivers did meet nationally recommended guidelines for physical activity.Dr. Madeline Paternostro-Bayles Dr. Richard Hsiao Dr. David Lorenzi
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LIN, YU-NI, and 林宥妮. "Relationship between attachment and well-being among adult children as caregivers of Dementia: The mediating role of gratitude and forgiveness." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/f962qj.
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Purpose: With the aging of the population, the proportion of dementia has increases. Not only the patient suffered, but also the entire family and caregivers subjected to great shocks and pressure. In recent years, however, many researchers have started to focused on this issue from a positive perspective. Therefore, in current study, based on the conceptual framework of the positive aspects of caregiving and broaden-and-build theory, we explore the association between dementia caregivers' attachment and well-being, and use gratitude and forgiveness as mediators. Method: The current study uses questionnaire survey. One hundred and six participants were recruited from the community and Internet. Subjects are the adult children who have responsibility for caregiving or care arrangements. All of the participants completed a set of questionnaire, including demographic data, Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory, Gratitude Questionnaire Revised version, Heartland Forgiveness Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Caregiver Well-Being Scale. Results: The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between gratitude, forgiveness, and well-being. Caregivers with different attachment style had significant differences in forgiveness and well-being. Caregivers with secure attachment were more forgiving and well-being than those with unsecure attachment. In the verification of mediator effects, gratitude does not have an indirect effect between attachment and happiness. However, forgiveness of self and situations have an indirect effect between attachment and psychological distress. Conclusions: There is a significant positive correlation between gratitude and happiness, but it does not have an indirect effect between attachment and well-being. Perhaps gratitude is more suitable for the role of moderator. In an interventional manner, if the caregiver is trained to cultivate gratitude, which in turn may improves their well-being. Forgiveness of self and situations have an indirect effect between attachment and psychological distress. Perhaps forgiveness in the early days of care, in the face of unfamiliar situations, can be used as an appropriate strategy for the caregiver to focus on problem solving. In the later period, when there is time to face one's emotions, it becomes an emotion-focused coping skill. Forgiveness may be a positive course of coping include problem-focused emotion-focused coping skill when individuals face pressure situations.
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Malerba, Catherine Abbamonte Huston Aletha C. "The determinants of children's and adults' behavioral processes in home and center based child care." 2005. http://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/1621/malerbac45119.pdf.
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"成年子女照顧老年父母日常生活經驗之硏究." 2001. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6073822.
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陳樹強.論文(哲學博士)--香港中文大學, 2001.
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Stuhlman, Megan Williams. "Early adult-child relationships as contexts for development : patterns of relationships with mothers and caregivers and children's developmental outcomes at first grade /." 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3260666.
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Monteiro, Keila Patrícia do Rosário. "Fatores familiares e o consumo de frutas e vegetais em crianças: o papel dos determinantes psicossociais." Master's thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/10937.
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O consumo de frutas e vegetais exerce um papel fundamental na promoção da saúde. Quanto mais precoce o desenvolvimento do hábito do consumo de frutas e vegetais, maior a probabilidade de esse hábito manter-se ao longo da vida e os maiores são os benefícios na saúde dos indivíduos. Neste sentido, este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar o consumo de frutas e vegetais das crianças e das mães/adultos responsáveis pela alimentação da criança, avaliar a influência de fatores do contexto familiar (e.g., estilos parentais, a estrutura familiar, o consumo parental e a acessibilidade) e psicossociais individuais (e.g., conhecimento nutricional, auto-eficácia, normas subjetivas e a atitude) no consumo de frutas e vegetais das crianças e compreender como é que os fatores do contexto familiar têm impacto sobre o consumo de frutas e vegetais das crianças, tendo as variáveis psicossociais individuais como mediadoras. Os dados foram recolhidos através de questionários, respondidos por 130 participantes. Os resultados mostraram que tanto as crianças como os adultos cuidadores consomem duas peças de frutas por dia e uma porção de vegetais por dia, e que o consumo de fruta e vegetais das crianças apenas está associado às variáveis psicossociais individuais, no entanto apenas a variável auto-eficácia mostrou não predizer o consumo de frutas e vegetais das crianças. Deste modo, os resultados apontam que a os fatores do contexto familiar não exercem influência e não são preditores do consumo de frutas e vegetais das crianças.Consumption of fruits and vegetables plays a key role in promoting health. The earlier the development of the consumption of fruits and vegetables habit, the more likely this habit to remain throughout life and the greater the health benefits of individuals. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the consumption of fruits and vegetables children and mothers / adults responsible for feeding the child, the influence of family background factors ( parenting styles, family structure, parental consumption and accessibility) and individual psychosocial ( nutritional knowledge, self-efficacy, subjective norms and attitudes) in the consumption of fruits and vegetables of children and understand how the family background factors have an impact on the consumption of fruits and vegetables of Children having individual psychosocial variables as mediators. Data were collected through questionnaires answered by 130 participants. The results showed that both children and adult caregivers eat two pieces of fruit a day and a serving of vegetables a day, and that the consumption of fruit and vegetables Children are only associated with individual psychosocial variables, however only the variable auto -efficiency showed not predict the consumption of fruits and vegetables children. Thus, the results indicate that the family background factors have no influence and are not predictors of consumption of fruits and vegetables children.
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Raghavan, R., Nicole Pawson, and Neil A. Small. "Family carers' perspectives on post-school transition of young people with intellectual disabilities with special reference to ethnicity." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/9794.
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School leavers with intellectual disabilities (ID) often face difficulties in making a smooth transition from school to college, employment or more broadly to adult life. The transition phase is traumatic for the young person with ID and their families as it often results in the loss of friendships, relationships and social networks. The aim of this study was to explore the family carers' views and experiences on transition from school to college or to adult life with special reference to ethnicity. Forty-three families (consisting of 16 White British, 24 Pakistani, 2 Bangladeshi and one Black African) were interviewed twice using a semi-structured interview schedule. The carers were interviewed twice, Time 1 (T1) and Time 2 (T2), T2 being a year later to observe any changes during transition. The findings indicate that although transition planning occurred it was relatively later in the young person's school life. Parents were often confused about the process and had limited information about future options for their son or daughter. All family carers regardless of ethnicity, reported lack of information about services and expressed a sense of being excluded. South Asian families experienced more problems related to language, information about services, culture and religion. The majority of families lacked knowledge and awareness of formal services and the transition process. Socio-economic status, high levels of unemployment and caring for a child with a disability accounted for similar family experiences, regardless of ethnic background. The three key areas relevant for ethnicity are interdependence, religion and assumptions by service providers.