Journal article
Desire to Institutionalize a Relative With Dementia: Quality of Premorbid Relationship and Caregiver Gender
Family relations, v 60(2), pp 221-230
01 Apr 2011
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Abstract
The quality of the relationship between individuals with dementia and their family caregivers has an impact on important clinical outcomes for both. It is unclear, however, how quality of relationship (QoR) affects caregivers' desire to place their relative in a nursing home. We examined the association of QoR with caregivers' desire to institutionalize (DTI), using a sample of 237 male and female caregivers of community-dwelling individuals with dementia. Findings revealed an interaction between QoR and caregiver gender, with stronger DTI significantly associated with lower QoR for male but not female caregivers. Health care providers should recognize poor QoR as a risk factor for institutionalization, especially among male caregivers.
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- Title
- Desire to Institutionalize a Relative With Dementia: Quality of Premorbid Relationship and Caregiver Gender
- Creators
- Laraine Winter - Thomas Jefferson UniversityLaura N. Gitlin - Thomas Jefferson UniversityMarie Dennis - Thomas Jefferson University
- Publication Details
- Family relations, v 60(2), pp 221-230
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 10
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000288163300007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79952401338
- Other Identifier
- 991020112186504721
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