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Factors Associated With Primary Family Caregivers' Perceptions on Quality of Family‐Centered Care in Mental Health Practice

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the quality of family‐centered care perceived by primary family caregivers and its influencing factors in mental healthcare practice. Design: A cross‐sectional, correlational study. Methods: A convenience sample of 121 mental health nurses and 164 primary family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia was recruited from acute psychiatric wards and chronic psychiatric rehabilitation wards in three psychiatric hospitals in Taiwan.

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 12:35

Exploring positive aspects of caregiving in family caregivers of adult ICU survivors from ICU to four months post-ICU discharge

Background: Despite growing attention to the positive meaning from ICU survivorship, little is known about positive experience among family caregivers of ICU survivors.; Objectives: To explore positive aspects of caregiving in family caregivers from patients' ICU admission to 4-month post-ICU discharge.; Methods: A secondary analysis of data from 47 family caregivers of ICU patients who self-reported the measure, Positive Aspects of Caregiving (PAC, 11-item, score range 11-55).; Results: Family caregivers rated their experi

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 12:27

Exploring employment as a space of respite and resistance for family caregivers

This paper challenges traditional definitions of work and leisure as separate concepts by suggesting that a space where individuals engage in employment (paid work) can, at the same time, be a space of respite (leisure) for employees who are also family caregivers. The research aims to better understand what caregivers perceive as ideal respite space, what that space means to them, how the space where employment takes place fits that ideal and what forces restrict caregivers' ability to engage with employment as a space of respite.

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 12:21

An exploration of care‐burden experienced by older caregivers of adults with intellectual disabilities in Ireland

Accessible summary: ·Older family carers of an adult with an Intellectual disability were asked about how they sometimes feel when supporting another person.·Most carers felt a little stressed or strained.·Older carers felt less stressed than younger carers.·The value of supports that help carers was identified.

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 12:18

Experiencing the care of a family member with Crohn's disease: a qualitative study

Objectives: To explore the experiences of caregivers living with relatives affected by Crohn's disease (CD) in a context in which the family provides social support.; Design: A qualitative study based on a phenomenological approach was conducted through in-depth interviews.; Setting: Participants living in Alicante (Spain) were recruited Participants: Eleven family caregivers of people with CD were interviewed.; Methods: The in-depth interviews took place in the participants' homes and were audio recorded a

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 12:13

Experiences of caregivers desiring to refuse life-prolonging treatment for their elderly parents at the end of life

Purpose: This study aimed to clarify the experiences of caregivers desiring to refuse life-prolonging treatment for their elderly parents at the end of life. Methods: A semi-structured interview was performed for four family caregivers who wanted to refuse life-prolonging treatment suggested by the physicians. Results: In this study, four caregivers who refused life-prolonging treatment suggested by the physicians for their elderly parents completed semi-structured interviews.

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 11:58

The experience of patients and family caregivers in managing pneumoconiosis in the family context: A study protocol

Aim: This study aims to explore the illness experience and needs of patients with pneumoconiosis and the caregiving experience of their respective family caregivers. Design: This is an exploratory qualitative study. Methods: Participants will be recruited during the annual patient interview with purposive sampling. Those with a confirmed diagnosis of pneumoconiosis for at least 1 year will be eligible. Patients with different levels of physical dependency will be recruited.

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 11:53

Examining satisfaction of older adult patients and their caregivers following traumatic injury: a cross-sectional study of three level I trauma centres

Objective: To explore satisfaction of care received by older adult patients and their primary caregivers following traumatic injury.; Design: Prospective, cross-sectional study using the FAMCARE (Family Satisfaction with Advanced Cancer Care Scale) satisfaction surveys prior to discharge.; Setting: Three level I trauma centres in Colorado from November 2016 to December 2017.; Participants: Trauma patients ≥55 years old and their primary caregivers.; Outcome Measures: Overall mean (SD) satisfaction, satisfac

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 11:49

An examination of Latino-advanced cancer patients' and their informal caregivers' preferences for communication about advance care planning: A qualitative study

Objectives: Latino-advanced cancer patients engage in advance care planning (ACP) at lower rates than non-Latino patients.

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 11:41

"Everybody Takes Care of Everybody": Care Circulation and Care Relations in Three-Generation Cohabitation

Demographic changes in Western societies have enabled long-term relationships between more generations and have significantly affected the structure and dynamic of family lives and contemporary families. This article presents a case study of three-generation cohabitation, the situation in which three generations live together in the same place at the same time. Drawing on in-depth interviews with three generations—grandparents, parents, and adult grandchildren—the article illuminates the characteristics of intergenerational caregiving and care-receiving.

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 11:36