Ducharme Francine, Couture Mélanie, Lamontagne Julie
Centre de recherche , Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Home Health Care Serv Q. 2012;31(3):197-218. doi: 10.1080/01621424.2012.681572.
Grounded theory served to develop a model of the family caregiver decision-making process regarding placement of a cognitively impaired elderly relative. Eighteen caregivers were interviewed every 6 months over an average 20 months. Results show the process is activated when the caregiver or a health care professional introduces the possibility of placement. The caregiver's assessment of the pros and cons of placement is modulated primarily by interactions with the formal and informal social network. Three types of longitudinal trajectory emerged from the data suggesting avenues of intervention to support caregivers during this painful process.
扎根理论用于构建一个关于认知受损老年亲属安置问题的家庭照顾者决策过程模型。在平均20个月的时间里，每6个月对18名照顾者进行一次访谈。结果显示，当照顾者或医疗保健专业人员提出安置的可能性时，该过程就会启动。照顾者对安置利弊的评估主要受与正式和非正式社会网络互动的调节。数据中出现了三种纵向轨迹，表明在这个痛苦的过程中支持照顾者的干预途径。
