G Grant1, M Nolan, J Keady. 1. School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. g.grant@sheffield.ac.uk
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The present paper addresses a rather neglected dimension of family caregiving, its temporality. Many accounts of caregiving assume a state of stasis, and therefore, overlook factors which shape the evolving experience of family caregiving over the life course. METHODS: The paper begins by offering some reflections on theoretical and methodological issues identified by life-course researchers. RESULTS: Based both on theoretical propositions and a growing body of empirical evidence, this paper offers a heuristic for thinking about caregiving stages applied to families supporting people with intellectual disability. CONCLUSIONS: This heuristic is used to suggest further avenues of research and development.
BACKGROUND: The present paper addresses a rather neglected dimension of family caregiving, its temporality. Many accounts of caregiving assume a state of stasis, and therefore, overlook factors which shape the evolving experience of family caregiving over the life course. METHODS: The paper begins by offering some reflections on theoretical and methodological issues identified by life-course researchers. RESULTS: Based both on theoretical propositions and a growing body of empirical evidence, this paper offers a heuristic for thinking about caregiving stages applied to families supporting people with intellectual disability. CONCLUSIONS: This heuristic is used to suggest further avenues of research and development.
Authors: Jan Dreyer; Johannes Michael Bergmann; Kerstin Köhler; Iris Hochgraeber; Christiane Pinkert; Martina Roes; Jochen René Thyrian; Henrik Wiegelmann; Bernhard Holle Journal: BMC Geriatr Date: 2022-09-01 Impact factor: 4.070