Providing Care for Elderly Parents: A Structurational Approach to Family Caregiver Identity

Miller, Katherine; Shoemaker, Martha; Willyard, Jennifer; Addison, Penny

doi:10.1080/15267430701389947

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“…If the caregiver develops a narrative that she is more endowed with these skills that her sibling(s), it only makes sense that she takes on the lion's share of the caregiving role. Clearly though, this notion of being uniquely qualified for caregiving could contribute to a vicious cycle of taking on more and more responsibility, and ultimately lead to enhanced stress for the caregiver (Miller, Shoemaker, Willyard, & Addison, 2008).…”

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Making Sense of Sibling Responsibility for Family Caregiving

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As the population in the United States and around the globe ages, families are faced with decisions about caregiving for elderly parents. Research suggests that daughters often take on these stressful caregiving responsibilities, with varying levels of help from siblings. In this article, we examine these sibling relationships within the caregiving context, considering the ways in which siblings negotiate the division of tasks for elderly parents and make sense of siblings who provide little help in caregiving activities. Our content analysis of interviews with 25 family caregivers indicated that there was little negotiation of caregiving tasks. Furthermore, family caregivers make sense of sibling participation in caregiving in three ways. First, some caregivers account for caregiving as an individual activity for which they are especially suited. Second, some caregivers see caregiving as stemming from values about family life, but excuse nonparticipant siblings by defining them as outside family boundaries. Finally, caregivers with strong family values who could not make sense of siblings through an exclusionary frame engaged in verbal backtracking during the telling of their stories as a way of making sense of personal caregiving responsibilities.

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“…The negative consequences of this disruption are mitigated by social support, but caregivers experience difficulty getting to meetings or finding people in their personal‐social network to provide that support, and are often too embarrassed or ashamed to talk about their feelings with family members or others who are close to them (Tanis, Das, & Fortgens‐Sillman, 2009). Computer‐mediated communication cancer‐caregiver groups offer social support that benefits caregivers: reducing social isolation, fear, sorrow, depression, loneliness, emotional strain, and even alleviating the symptoms of physical problems such as weakness, tiredness, and overall poor health (Colvin, Chenoweth, Bold, & Harding, 2004; Miller, Shoemaker, Willyard, & Addison, 2008; Tanis, Das, & Fortgens‐Sillman, 2009; Wright, 2002a).…”

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“…Expanding life spans and the often chronic nature of diseases make care giving an increasingly common activity as close relatives must care for family members who are sick (Miller, Shoemaker, Willyard, & Addison, 2008). The demands of care giving are complex and stressful to the caregiver.…”

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An Exploration of Why People Participate in Second Life Social Support Groups

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“…Miller et al . () found that at times a sibling may prevent other siblings from offering help when they assume that they are the only ones competent to provide care for parents. Siblings who played the ‘competence role’ were often found to feel stressed from the care.…”

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