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A Male Caregiver's Perceived Experience of Caring for a Wife with Stroke

Dawson-Weiss, Judith A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1116804126

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2005, Master of Science (MS), University of Toledo, Nurse Educator.
A male spousal caregiver providing care to his wife with stroke was enrolled in Caring-Web, a web-based support intervention study. This caregiver’s electronic messages posted on Caretalk, the discussion group on Caring-Web, were collected over the first year of caring. These data entries (n=213) were coded, using an established coding rubric based on Friedemann’s framework of systemic organization. The themes that emerged were drawn to this framework’s concepts. The themes during this year were that of the male caregiver: 1) providing support, 2) offering solutions, and 3) taking control. Friedemann’s system maintenance process dimension was the area that captured most of his experience. This indicated that this caregiver spent a significant amount of his energy in creating control and stability within his environment in order to maintain congruence or balance in his life. These findings can be used to identify and design interventions for caregivers that impact the quality of their lives.
Linda Pierce, Ph.D. (Advisor)
56 p.
Health Sciences, Nursing
stroke

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  • Dawson-Weiss, J. A. (2005). A Male Caregiver's Perceived Experience of Caring for a Wife with Stroke [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1116804126

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dawson-Weiss, Judith. A Male Caregiver's Perceived Experience of Caring for a Wife with Stroke. 2005. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1116804126.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dawson-Weiss, Judith. "A Male Caregiver's Perceived Experience of Caring for a Wife with Stroke." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1116804126

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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