Caregiver perceptions of stress and burden: the role of the relationship in the assessment process : a social exchange model

Atkinson, L. P. S. (1998). Caregiver perceptions of stress and burden: the role of the relationship in the assessment process : a social exchange model. https://scholar.acadiau.ca/islandora/object/theses:2868

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Title

Caregiver perceptions of stress and burden: the role of the relationship in the assessment process : a social exchange model

Author
Atkinson, L. P. Suzanne
Call Number

LE3 .A278 1998

Date

1998

Supervisor

Auger, Jeanette

Degree Grantor

Acadia University

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Degree Level

Masters

Discipline

Sociology

Affiliation

Sociology

Abstract

The overall purpose of this research is the creation of a home care related assessment approach that includes the recognition of the perceptions of the primary caregiver, as well as an increased understanding of the quality and nature of the relationship between the caregiver and the recipient. A framework of gerontological social exchange theory was employed in the analysis of data obtained from thirteen interviews containing both structured and unstructured components. General findings indicate that, with the necessary increase in informal caregiving due to aging populations and shrinking public resources, enhanced knowledge of how the nature of relationships affect the perceptions of need, stress, and burden will be pivotal in the successful provision of limited support services in the future.

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