Abstract
When older adults are placed in nursing homes, care- giving responsibility continues, despite long held beliefs to the contrary. Although the American family is in transition, bonds of care-giving and of filial responsibility are strong and persist into Old age. Knowledge about characteristics of caregivers who have actually placed their relative in a nursing home is limited. The purpose of this study is to examine whether demographic and facility-related characteristics as well as knowledge about dementia and participation in support groups and workshops are significant predictors of burden in caregivers of institutionalized dementia residents. Sixty-seven percent of caregivers of residents in a dementia unit in a nursing home participated in the study. Overall, the regression explained 68% of the variance in burden and was highly significant statistically. Information gained from this study will assist social workers in making referrals to nursing homes or in direct practice with cognitively impaired nursing home residents and their families.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 65-82 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of Gerontological Social Work |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Nursing (miscellaneous)