Up-Close and Personal: Conceptualizing the Self as Dementia Caregiver: a Study in Soweto, South Africa.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to understand how dementia caregivers in the township of Soweto, South Africa interpret their role in the context of caregiving through the personal constructs identified using the Self- Characterization technique. Thirty family caregivers were recruited via purposive sampling methods and completed a Self-Characterization Sketch during semi-structured interviews. Content analysis of construct pairs was thematically coded using the Classification System for Personal Constructs (CSPC) - a reliable method to analyse personal constructs that are generated by constructivist assessments. Findings revealed that caregivers' interpretations of themselves was characterized by moral, emotional and cognitive attributes. Specifically, a sense of mastery, self-efficacy, strengt

SUBMITTER: Mahomed A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9617032 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature