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Family Caregivers' Experiences in Nursing Homes: Narratives on Human Dignity and Uneasiness

2013

This qualitative study focused on dignity in nursing homes from the perspective of family caregivers. Dignity is a complex concept and central to nursing. Dignity in nursing homes is a challenge, according to research. Family caregivers are frequently involved in their family members’ daily experiences at the nursing home. Twenty-eight family caregivers were included in this Scandinavian cross-country, descriptive, and explorative study. A phenomenological-hermeneutic approach was used to understand the meaning of the narrated text. The interpretations revealed two main themes: “One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself” and “Uneasiness due to indignity.” Dignity wa…

Age-dependency in mortality of Finnish family caregivers: a nationwide register-based study

2020

Abstract Purpose Mortality appears to be lower in family caregivers than in the general population. However, there is lack of knowledge whether the difference in mortality between family caregivers and the general population is dependent on age. The purpose of this study was to analyze all-cause mortality in relation to age in family caregivers and to study their cause-specific mortality using data from multiple Finnish national registers. Methods The data included all individuals, who received family caregiver's allowance in Finland in 2012 (n = 42 256, mean age 67 years, 71% women) and a control population matched for age, sex, and municipality of residence (n = 83 618). Information on da…

A tool to observe the phenomenology and aesthetics of primary relationships: the “dance steps” of reciprocity between caregivers and infant/child – P…

2023

This study addresses the complexity of caregiver-infant/child interactions from the theoretical frame of Gestalt psychotherapy and the field of application of Pediatric Psychology. Based on a previous empirical study on the process of reciprocity in caregiver-infant/child interactions (Spagnuolo Lobb, 2016), the authors have worked on the construction of an observational tool to look at the co-creation of meaningful experiences, switching the focus from the child to the “dance” of reciprocity between caregiver and infant/child. Considering the contextualization in the field of Pediatric Psychology, this pilot study aimed to test the tool’s application with caregiverpreterm infant dyads, but…

Caregiver multipli e legami a rischio. Generazioni a confronto

2018

Il nostro studio è stato effettuato presso un centro antiviolenza ad indirizzo segreto ed è stato possibile esplorare le caratteristiche delle famiglie di origine, indagare e valutare lo stato della mente dei genitori in merito alle esperienze di attaccamento vissute con le proprie figure di riferimento, approfondire il tema degli attaccamenti multipli e quello della trasmissione intergenerazionale degli stili di attaccamento. Il nucleo familiare preso in esame è composto, complessivamente, da 5 partecipanti:

Ipovisione e qualità della vita: un contributo di ricerca su pazienti e caregiver.

2009

Sleep quality in caregivers of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease patients and its relationship to quality of life

2010

La valutazione della qualità della vita nei caregiver dei pazienti con patologia neurologica degenerativa

2003

Valenza umana della cura (care) dei pazienti in SVP e ruolo dei caregivers

2016

[Human value of care and caregivers' role in the management of permanent vegetative state (SVP) patients] As stated by the Royal College of Physicians, «patients who remain in a vegetative or minimally conscious state following profound brain injury present a complex array of clinical and ethical challenges to those who care for them». Patients in clinical condition of Permanent Vegetative State (SVP) are unaware of self and environment, enable of language comprehension or expression; they are able to survive along provided that we are able to ensure primary care, such as eating and hydration. With regard to this existential landmark, caregiver’s role is not only legally related, as guardia…

Perceived Burden among Spouse, Adult Child and Parent Caregivers

2018

Variables Determining Higher Home Care Effectiveness in Patients with Chronic Cardiovascular Disease

2022

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyze the variables that influence the effectiveness of home care in patients with chronic cardiovascular disease and their informal caregivers. The study was conducted in 193 patients and their 161 informal caregivers. The study used the WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Questionnaire, the health behavior inventory questionnaire (HBI), the Camberwell assessment of need short appraisal schedule (CANSAS) and the hospital anxiety and depression scale–modified (HADS–M) version. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient test and logistic regression were used for analyses. Analysis of patients revealed an association between home care effe…