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Decision‐Making Process of Nursing Home Placement Among Chinese Family Caregivers
Author(s) -
Chang YuPing,
Schneider Joanne Kraenzle
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2010.00246.x
Subject(s) - family caregivers , dementia , process (computing) , psychological intervention , nursing , grounded theory , psychology , nursing homes , decision making , medicine , qualitative research , computer science , disease , sociology , operations management , social science , pathology , purchasing , economics , operating system
PURPOSE. To understand the process and difficulties that Chinese family caregivers experience when making a nursing home placement decision for their loved ones with dementia. DESIGN AND METHODS. Using a grounded theory approach, data were collected through individual interviews with 30 Chinese family caregivers in Taiwan. FINDINGS. A stage‐based framework was generated that described how caregivers went through the decision‐making process, what specific challenges they encountered within the process, and how they overcame difficulties to reach their decisions. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. By identifying the stages of the decision‐making process and various challenges that caregivers experience, clinicians can enhance discussions with caregivers to decrease the decision‐making burden. Clinicians might develop family‐centered interventions for the decision‐making process through the post‐placement stage while taking into account cultural influences.