title: Family caregiving in dementia in Japan.
abstract: Family caregivers were interviewed to describe their caregiving experience with their older relatives who were afflicted with Alzheimer's disease at home. Three elements were identified to contribute toward a caregiving career: (a) good prior relationships between caregivers and care recipients, (b) positive interpretations of the relative's condition, and (c) utilization of resources. Some caregivers were identified as high risk: husbands caring for their wives and daughters-in-law caring for their mothers-in-law. Specific interventions for these subgroup caregivers are in order.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Saitama Prefectural University, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama-ken 343-8540, Japan. yamsahita-mineko@spu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mineko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Manami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amagai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000374:Aggression; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D005192:Family Health; D022143:Family Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012944:Social Support; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology