Intra-family stressors among adult siblings sharing caregiving for parents.

Autor: Ngangana PC; Department of Nursing, Kent State University, Twinsburg, Ohio, USA.; Department of Nursing, Breckinridge School of Nursing, Warrensville, Ohio, USA.; Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio, USA., Davis BL; Department of Nursing, Hampton University, Virginia, USA., Burns DP; Department of Nursing, Hampton University, Virginia, USA., McGee ZT; Department of Sociology, Hampton University, Virginia, USA., Montgomery AJ; Department of Nursing, Hampton University, Virginia, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of advanced nursing [J Adv Nurs] 2016 Dec; Vol. 72 (12), pp. 3169-3181. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 01.
DOI: 10.1111/jan.13065
Abstrakt: Aim: The aim of this study was to describe a Neuman Systems Model-guided study of perceptions of family stressors experienced by adult siblings who share caregiving for their parents and the influence of these stressors on adult siblings' relationships.
Background: The task of providing informal care for disabled parents is often shared by adult siblings. Family stressors experienced as part of caregiving may affect the sibling relationship.
Design: A mixed-method study design was used.
Methods: Data were collected during 2013-2014 from 84 adult sibling caregivers. Seventy-two caregivers provided quantitative data for the Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scale and the Zarit Burden Scale and 79 provided qualitative data for the open-ended question.
Results: Adult siblings experienced mild-to-moderate levels of burden from family stressors when they share parental caregiving. The amount of burden from intra-family stressors was negatively related to the adult sibling relationship. Beneficial and noxious stressors were evident in the participants' responses to an open-ended question.
Conclusion: The health of the parents affected the lives of adult siblings in both negative and positive ways. Although the majority of the adult siblings expressed a willingness to care for their parent(s) in an attempt to reciprocate the care, they had received from them, challenges emerged from dealing with family stressors.
(© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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