Family caregiver support groups: spiritual reflections’ impact on stress management
| Autor: | Elsa Marziali, Kimberley Wilson, Thecla Damianakis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Stress management medicine.medical_treatment Disease Support group 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Alzheimer Disease Spirituality medicine Meaning-making Humans Dementia Family 030212 general & internal medicine Aged Aged 80 and over Internet 030214 geriatrics Middle Aged medicine.disease Telemedicine Self-Help Groups Psychiatry and Mental health Caregivers Content analysis Frontotemporal Dementia Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Pshychiatric Mental Health Psychology Gerontology Stress Psychological Frontotemporal dementia Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Aging & Mental Health. 22:70-76 |
| ISSN: | 1364-6915 1360-7863 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13607863.2016.1231169 |
| Popis: | Caregiving for people with neurodegenerative disease (e.g. Alzheimer's disease (AD); frontotemporal dementia (FTD)) is provided primarily by the family care system. Caregiving is taxing and much of the caregiving research is guided by a stress/adaptation theoretical perspective. Within this theoretical model, the role of spirituality in rendering meaning to the caregiver role remains unexplored. We conducted a qualitative analysis of expressions of spirituality and its meaningfulness during the caregiving journey within the context of an online video conferencing support group intervention program.Eighteen AD and six FTD caregivers participated in the Caring for Others evidence-based program consisting of 10 weekly virtual online support group sessions facilitated by experienced gerontological social workers.Content analysis of the video-recorded group interactions yielded recurrent themes of caregivers' spiritual reflections and their associations with managing caregiver stress responses.The findings inform professional observations of the importance of spiritual beliefs in understanding how caregivers ascribe both positive and negative meanings to critical life events and their management. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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