AFRICAN-AMERICAN CAREGIVING FOR A RELATIVE WITH ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE

Authors
STERRITT PF POKORNY ME
Citation
Pf. Sterritt et Me. Pokorny, AFRICAN-AMERICAN CAREGIVING FOR A RELATIVE WITH ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE, Geriatric nursing, 19(3), 1998, pp. 127
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing,"Geiatric & Gerontology
Journal title
Geriatric nursing → ACNP
ISSN journal
01974572
Volume
19
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-4572(1998)19:3<127:ACFARW>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
This study explored the meaning of caregiving to nine African-American caregivers of family members with Alzheimer's disease. Open-ended que stions were used. Four major themes emerged from the study: caregiving is a traditional family value, caregiving is an act oi love, social s upport is a mediator of the caregiver burden, and caregiving is a fema le role.