Family attitudes to caring for the elderly mentally infirm at home.

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  • Author(s): Gilleard CJ
  • Source:
    Family practice [Fam Pract] 1986 Mar; Vol. 3 (1), pp. 31-6.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8500875 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0263-2136 (Print) Linking ISSN: 02632136 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Fam Pract Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [c1983-
    • Subject Terms:
      Aged*/psychology ; Attitude* ; Family* ; Home Nursing* ; Mental Disorders*; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Scotland
    • Abstract:
      Attitudes towards care-giving were examined in a sample of 129 supporters of elderly mentally infirm patients referred for psychogeriatric day care. As in previous studies, spouses felt more commitment to care-giving than other relatives. Commitment to care-giving was influenced by different factors in adult children and spouses, but consistently predicted subsequent decisions to institutionalize the dependant. Following institutionalization, most supporters felt relieved. They tended to perceive the decision to have been made by others, and to have resulted from a deterioration in their dependents' mental condition, rather than a failure of the care-giving relationship.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19860301 Date Completed: 19860430 Latest Revision: 20190511
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1093/fampra/3.1.31
    • Accession Number:
      3956901