Daughters and sons as caregivers for their demented and non-demented elderly parents : a part of a population-based study carried out in Sweden
Engelsk titel: Daughters and sons as caregivers for their demented and non-demented elderly parents : a part of a population-based study carried out in Sweden
Författare:
Jansson, Wallis
;
Grafström, Margareta
;
Winblad, Bengt
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 30
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 57952
Sammanfattning
The study focuses on adult children having the main responsibility for parents with dementia. They were compared with children of non-demented parents. The children were interviewed about burden experienced. The results showed that the daughters reported feeling more affection in their caregiving role than the sons. Eighty-nine per cent of the children in the study group and 76% of the children in the reference group were not willing to care for their patents in the family home during the progression of the disease, even if they were employed as caregivers.