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The ageing family in crisis: assessment and decision‐making models
Author(s) -
Beckingham Ann C,
Baumann Andrea
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1990.tb01907.x
Subject(s) - closure (psychology) , psychological intervention , schematic , order (exchange) , psychology , management science , psychiatry , political science , engineering , business , finance , electronic engineering , law
The purpose of this paper is to present a multidisciplmary model for use with elderly families in crisis and decision making The application of systems in family assessement theory is outlined in order to understand the complexities of family assessment and decision making A schematic family assessment and decision‐making model is discussed These models identify what the problem is, the family structure and supports, and possible interventions and evaluation Ineffective processing strategies such as regression and premature closure are reviewed, and strategies for effective decision making are outlined