Negative and Positive Caregiving Experiences: A Closer Look at the Intersection of Gender and Relationship

Lin, I‐Fen; Fee, Holly R.; Wu, Hsueh-Sheng

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00692.x

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“…Zarit et al 1986;Lüdecke et al's 2012), there is also research on caregiving men which has shown that norms of gender may get in the way of caregiving men's willingness to use formal support because caregiving and masculinity are not synonymous (e.g. Coe and Neufeld 1999;Lin et al 2012;Sanders 2007).…”

Section: Caregiving Men In Previous Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most studies within this key idea include both women and men (e.g. Fromme et al 2005;Hash 2006;Bookwala 2009;Sugiura et al 2009;Dunér 2010;Lin et al 2012;Lüdecke et al 2012;Hosseinpoor et al 2013;Friedemann and Buckwalter 2014) but there are some studies that focus only on women (e.g. Mendez-Luck et al 2008, Silverman 2015.…”

Section: Literature Based On Empiricalmentioning

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Men do care! : A gender-aware and masculinity-informed contribution to caregiving scholarship

Wallroth

2016

Linköping Studies in Arts and Sciences

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In caregiving literature, it is often the female gender that has been the focus of attention, and in particular women's unpaid labor. Studies also tend to make comparisons between men's and women's caregiving, using men's caregiving experiences to show not only that women face greater burdens, but also that men's needs can be disregarded. This means that while gender analyses are not uncommon in the caregiving literature, gender tends to be equated with womanhood. The research problem that this dissertation addresses is therefore the gender bias that characterizes caregiving scholarship at present and the fact that this bias is impeding us from moving the debates on care and caregiving forward. The aim of the dissertation is twofold. Firstly, it attempts to contribute to the rectification of the gender bias in question by focusing on men's caregiving and answering the following research questions: What motivates men to provide care for their elderly parents? How do adult sons experience caregiving? What do adult sons think that care and caregiving are, i.e. what are their perspectives on care? Secondly, this dissertation also aims to explore whether a gender-aware and masculinity-informed perspective can be used to enhance our understanding of caregiving. Thus, through a phenomenological analysis of interviews with 19 caregiving adult sons and sons-in-law, this dissertation discusses how motives, experiences and perspectives, which have so far been interpreted as unique to women, are also matters that men talk about and consider important in caregiving. The dissertation argues therefore that much could be gained if we were to rectify the gender bias that characterizes the literature on family caregiving and explore caregiving men in the genderaware and masculinity-informed way that is lacking in this literature at present. Inspired by the debate within studies of masculinity, the dissertation argues that within the debate on care there is a hegemony of care which has so far tended to exclude men's perspectives on caregiving because literature on family caregiving has regarded women as the ideal caregivers. This dissertation shows that a gender-aware and masculinity-informed perspective on care can increase our understanding of family caregiving and contribute to the rectification of the gender bias that care research suffers from. Against this backdrop, it is proposed that caregiving men should not solely be regarded as empirically interesting. This is because they are an unexploited and theoretically profuse source of information about caregiving.

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Section: Caregiving Men In Previous Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Based On Empiricalmentioning

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Men do care! : A gender-aware and masculinity-informed contribution to caregiving scholarship

Wallroth

2016

Linköping Studies in Arts and Sciences

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“…Family members are the most common source of care provider (informal caregivers) for the disabled. Female family members are more often engaged as informal caregivers, which may be a result of their social role to nurture [22]. Furthermore, our sample showed that caregivers are mostly undereducated and unemployed.…”

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The impact of family functioning and expressed emotion on caregiver burden

Çinar¹,

Guzelkucuk²,

Demir³

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Eur Res J

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Objectives. Expressed emotion and family functioning have been reported as negative impacts of the caregiver burden, mostly in mental disorders. There are limited data available to explain how these factors affect caregiver burden particularly for those caring for rehabilitation patients. In this study, the relationship of family functioning and expressed emotion with the caregiver burden was examined. Methods. A total of 103 caregivers with a mean age of 43.1±13.8 years were participated in the study. The caregivers' demographic data, psychiatric symptomatology, subjective burden, expressed emotion, and family functioning were assessed using structured and semi-structured scales. Results. Expressed emotion level (R 2 =0.361, p<0.001), family functioning (R 2 =0.275, p=0.003) and caregiver gender (R 2 =0.361, p=0.004) were determined as significant contributory factors with the subjective burden. Conclusion. Psychological intervention programs focused on both expressed emotion and communication skills in family should be developed to reduce the caregiver burden.Eur Res J 2017;3(1):55-61

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“…Caregivers may feel useful and satisied, and they may view caring as a way to pay back for the help they received from their patients in the past [8].…”

Section: Positive Efects Of Caregivingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is estimated that 36 million people provide unpaid care to a family member who is age 65 or older, while about 80% of these are spouses or adult children. Family caregivers usually provide more than 20 h of care per week to older adults [8].…”

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confidence: 99%

Caregivers of Patients on Haemodialysis

Eirini¹,

Gerogianni²

2018

Caregiving and Home Care

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Background: Caregivers of patients on haemodialysis play a vital role in their lives. They have to look after them, their medical treatment and diet, to accompany them to dialysis unit, to help them in everyday activities, and to provide psychological support.Methods: Literature review was based on studies and reviews derived from international (MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL) databases concerning caregivers of patients undergoing haemodialysis. Results:Caregivers have physical and psychological distress, increased workload, limitations to personal and social activities, and inancial problems. They may feel tired, anger, depression, helplessness, guilt, isolation, loss of freedom, fear, vulnerable, and neglect their own health. They face diiculties with dating and marriage and problems with their job. Conclusions:Caregivers have a variety of psychosocial concerns due to long care of patients undergoing haemodialysis. The provision of support and information is essential in order to provide efective care to their patients.

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Negative and Positive Caregiving Experiences: A Closer Look at the Intersection of Gender and Relationship

Cited by 138 publications

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Men do care! : A gender-aware and masculinity-informed contribution to caregiving scholarship

Men do care! : A gender-aware and masculinity-informed contribution to caregiving scholarship

The impact of family functioning and expressed emotion on caregiver burden

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