Reflections on the Spiritual Lives of Caregivers of Spouses with Dementia: Receiving Grace.

Observations from research on the spiritual lives of persons caring for their spouses with dementia provide insight into the spirituality of caregivers. The author relates her personal journey of spirituality with findings from narratives of caregivers and the results of grace, joy, and trust. The lived experiences of caregivers who express faith in Jesus enable them to rest and love amid their caregiving.

Adapters, strugglers, and case managers: a typology of spouse caregivers.

Although family home care problems are frequently described in the health care literature, the ways in which families and other informal caregivers manage those problems are not often addressed. We conducted a descriptive analysis of interviews in which spouses caring for a partner with Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease were asked to describe difficult home care problems and how they managed those problems. Analysis of these interviews indicated three recurring management styles.

Finding meaning in caring for a spouse with dementia.

Dementia caregiving can be burdensome with many challenges, especially for spousal caregivers who are elderly and may have limited resources and chronic conditions of their own. However, it can also be an opportunity for growth and transcendence. Thematic qualitative analysis was conducted with 11 caregiver interviews to investigate how spousal caregivers of individuals with dementia found personal meaning in their caregiving experience.

A comparative qualitative analysis of stories of spousal caregivers of people with dementia: negative, ambivalent, and positive experiences.

Background: Caregivers of people with dementia describe a wide spectrum of caregiving experiences, from very negative to very positive. Previous research reveals that differences exist, but how or why the experiences differ has not been well addressed.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore how the experiences of spousal caregivers of people with dementia differ.

Correlates of care relationship mutuality among carers of people with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

Aim: This paper presents findings from secondary analysis of longitudinal data on correlates of care relationship mutuality collected from 91 carers of people with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease in the control group of a randomized trial of home-care skill training.

Background: Many family members and other informal carers are reported to suffer multiple adverse social, financial, psychological and physical caregiving outcomes. High levels of mutuality, the perception that the quality of the care relationship is positive, reportedly ameliorate these negative outcomes.

Barriers to and facilitators of self-management adherence in Korean older adults with type 2 diabetes.

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the barriers to and facilitators of self-management adherence in Korean older adults with type 2 diabetes.

Design And Methods: Qualitative data collected from 24 participants in three focus groups who had previously taken part in a diabetes self-management education programme in a community setting were analyzed using an interpretive method.

Results: The barriers to adherence to self-management included ageing-related physical and psychological changes, restrictions related to specific cultural factors, lack of self-discipline and poor understanding of self-management.