Levy-Storms Lené, Chen Lin
Departments of Social Welfare & Medicine/Geriatrics, UCLA, USA.
Department of Social Work, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University , China.
J Women Aging. 2020 Jul-Aug;32(4):389-401. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2020.1787787. Epub 2020 Jul 20.
This study characterized emotional connections between largely female caregivers and female care recipients with dementia living in nursing homes with the research question: How does interpersonal communication between family caregivers and older adults with dementia convey emotional support? Ten dyads (8 with at least one female) of regularly-involved family caregivers (7 female; 3 male) and their relatives with dementia (5 female; 5 male) were videotaped. Qualitatively, three themes emerged: 1) distinct conversational topics, 2) shared physical proximity and silence, and 3) catalysts for natural interaction. These findings may help improve the quality of life of these predominantly female dyads.
本研究对主要由女性护理人员与居住在养老院的患有痴呆症的女性受护理者之间的情感联系进行了特征描述，研究问题为：家庭护理人员与患有痴呆症的老年人之间的人际沟通如何传达情感支持？对十对经常参与的家庭护理人员（7名女性；3名男性）及其患有痴呆症的亲属（5名女性；5名男性）进行了录像。从定性角度来看，出现了三个主题：1）不同的对话主题，2）共同的身体亲近和沉默，以及3）自然互动的催化剂。这些发现可能有助于改善这些以女性为主的配对的生活质量。
