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Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 227-231 (November 2008)


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Family caregiving in dementia in Japan

Mineko Yamashita, RN, PhDCorresponding Author Informationemail address, Manami Amagai, RN, MNemail address

Received 12 June 2006; received in revised form 26 January 2007; accepted 27 January 2007.

Abstract 

Family caregivers were interviewed to describe their caregiving experience with their older relatives who were afflicted with Alzheimer's disease at home. Three elements were identified to contribute toward a caregiving career: (a) good prior relationships between caregivers and care recipients, (b) positive interpretations of the relative's condition, and (c) utilization of resources. Some caregivers were identified as high risk: husbands caring for their wives and daughters-in-law caring for their mothers-in-law. Specific interventions for these subgroup caregivers are in order.

Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Saitama Prefectural University, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 343-8540, Japan

Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 011 81 489 73 4165; fax: +81 011 81 489 73 4165.

PII: S0897-1897(07)00021-3

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2007.01.009


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