| Family caregiving skill: development of the concept. | |
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PMID: 10871534 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Families increasingly are expected to provide complex care at home to ill relatives. Such care requires a level of caregiving knowledge and skill unprecedented among lay persons, yet family caregiving skill has never been formally developed as a concept in nursing. The purpose of the study reported here was to develop the concept of family caregiving skill systematically through qualitative analysis of interviews with patients (n = 30) receiving chemotherapy for cancer and their primary family caregivers (n = 29). Open coding and constant comparison constituted the analytic methods. Sixty-three indicators of caregiving skill were identified for nine core caregiving processes. Family caregiving skill was defined as the ability to engage effectively and smoothly in these nine processes. Properties of family caregiving skill also were identified. Conceptualizing skill as a variable and identifying indicators of varying levels of skill provides a basis for measurement and will allow clinicians to more precisely assess family caregiving skill. |
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Authors:
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K L Schumacher; B J Stewart; P G Archbold; M J Dodd; S L Dibble |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Research in nursing & health Volume: 23 ISSN: 0160-6891 ISO Abbreviation: Res Nurs Health Publication Date: 2000 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-07-12 Completed Date: 2000-07-12 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7806136 Medline TA: Res Nurs Health Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 191-203 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Nursing Education Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Caregivers* Decision Making Female Home Nursing* Humans Interpersonal Relations Male Middle Aged Neoplasms / drug therapy, nursing* Patient Care Planning* Problem Solving |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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F31CA0999/CA/NCI NIH HHS; F32NR06969/NR/NINR NIH HHS; R01CA48312/CA/NCI NIH HHS |
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