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Caregiver characteristics contributing to person-environment fit for older stroke survivors: A qualitative, exploratory study.

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正題名/作者:	Caregiver characteristics contributing to person-environment fit for older stroke survivors: A qualitative, exploratory study./
作者:	deLaski-Smith, Deborah Lynn.
面頁冊數:	245 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-07, Section: A, page: 2200.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International50-07A.
標題:	Gerontology. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=8923841

Caregiver characteristics contributing to person-environment fit for older stroke survivors: A qualitative, exploratory study.
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520 $a A qualitative, case study methodology was used to explore caregiver characteristics that enhanced or inhibited person-environment fit in households where a person over age 55 had recently suffered a stroke. Research questions addressed the relationship between person-environment fit and the physical and demographic characteristics of the stroke survivor, caregiver characteristics and caregiver strain.
520 $a A person-environment fit scale was developed to assess the congruence of fit for the stroke survivor within the home setting. The scale incorporated the following variables: pre and post-stroke health; Activities of Daily Living; use of aids or devices for ambulation; housing features supporting ambulation; and the physical capabilities of the caregiver for providing care.
520 $a Secondary data analysis from The Experience of Stroke as a Critical Life Event: Supportive Ecosystems for Older Persons and Their Families, funded by the American Association of Retired Persons, Andrus Foundation, was completed. The major study involved a three part series of interviews with 20 stroke survivors, their designated informants and primary caregivers. Stroke survivors were over age 55 and recuperating from a recent stroke. Case studies were prepared for ten families. The stroke survivor in these families had problems with Activities of Daily Living, particularly ambulation, and the person-environment fit score was zero or a negative score indicating a problem fit.
520 $a Findings showed caregiver characteristics that support person-environment fit. Common characteristics included: good physical health, good emotional health, feeling prepared for caregiving, and exhibiting healthy caregiving behaviors. Caregivers in the negative person-environment fit group reported being less prepared in general for providing care, for making environmental changes, and knowing who to contact for making these changes. Higher caregiver strain was associated with negative person-environment fit.
520 $a Negative person-environment fit was associated with more pre and post stroke ailments, more problems with Activities of Daily Living and the use of wheelchairs in homes that did not accommodate passage. Ironically, stroke survivors and caregivers reported housing satisfaction in spite of negative person-environment fit. Implications for public policy are discussed, and future research endeavors are proposed.
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