Caring for home-dwelling parents with dementia: A qualitative study of adult-child caregivers' motivation.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore adult children's motivation in caregiving for their home-dwelling parents with dementia.

Design

Qualitative design with a phenomenological approach.

Methods

Semi-structured individual interviews with 21 adult sons and daughters who were caregivers for a parent with dementia. Data were analysed using systematic text condensation.

Results

Inspired by self-determination theory, three categories were identified in the empirical data representing the main motivational drivers for adult-child caregivers: relatedness (to the parent with dementia, the parent's spouse, other persons), competence (in handling dementia, in the parent's need) and autonomy (freedom of choice, innate values and tasks). Caregivers report relatedness as thei

SUBMITTER: Dombestein H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7544851 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature