title: Observing women caregivers' everyday experiences: new ways of understanding and intervening.
abstract: This article discusses the practice implications of videographic research examining the everyday lived experiences of 5 women family caregivers of older adults with chronic illness. The women's nonverbal expressions and gestures revealed how caregiving is accomplished and lived on a daily basis, in particular through emotion and body management, abnegation, and performance. The findings from this microethnographic study suggest that observing women caregivers' everyday experiences can open new avenues for holistic intervention with this population. Observing nonverbal cues can offer a way for practitioners to better understand women caregivers' realities, to question their practice, and to adapt their interventions accordingly.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work , University of Ottawa , Ottawa , Canada.
authors.forename: Marjorie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods
keywords: caregiving; qualitative; social work practice; videography; women