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'The hard thing is the changes': The importance of continuity for older men caring for their wives
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare. (vård)
2007 (English)In: Quality in aging, ISSN 1471-7794, Vol. 8, no 2, p. 5-15Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Few studies have been conducted into the contextual and relational aspects of male caregiving that include analysis by gender and family relationships. The aim was to gain understanding of the experience of older men as caregivers for an ill spouse. A narrative approach was adopted for this study. Interviews were conducted with three older men between 65 and 78 years, who had been caring for their wives for between one and 12 years. Two main categories emerged: taking on a new and unfamiliar role, and learning to live with the new role. The results also show how the men seek to maintain continuity in their relationships with the wives they are caring for. The findings can be understood in the light of a major life transition of how older men providing care for a spouse create new roles and how they cope with the changes in the marital relationship. A sense of continuity in the process of caring is important for men to help them find the strength to continue as caregivers.

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2007. Vol. 8, no 2, p. 5-15
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-5230Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-75249092058OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-5230DiVA, id: diva2:160220
Available from: 2009-02-12 Created: 2009-02-12 Last updated: 2015-07-09Bibliographically approved

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