title: African American caregivers: perceptions of the caregiving situation and factors influencing the delay of the institutionalization of elders with dementia.
abstract: This study of 34 caregiver-patient dyads targeted the caregivers' perceptions about caregiving situations. Specific open-ended interview questions ascertained caregivers' perceptions specifically about community services and the factors which influence health care institutionalization. Issues raised include supportive services, caregiving assistants and non-obtainable health care services. Several delay factors were discovered including caregiving assistance from family members or networks of friends and outside social support systems. A qualitative method effectively captured revealing testimony about the caregiver-elder patient relationship.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kelley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care