Rewards and gratification among family caregivers: towards a refined model of caring and coping

By: Grant, G.
Contributor(s): Keady, J | McGrath, M | Nolan, M | Ramcharan,P.
Series: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 42 (1) February 1998: 58-71.Publisher: 1998Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): CAREGIVERS | COPING | REWARDS | STRESS | WALESSummary: Supplemented by a case illustration, findings from a study in Wales are reported for othe first time throm the application of two new instruments for measuring rewards and stresses amng family caregivers. The paper takes as its starting ppoint a critique of models of caregiving which emphasize instrumental and pathological dimensions. Findings suggest that caregivers report the existence of pervasive rewards and gratifications, as well as stresses as part of the caregiving experience and that these stem from varying sources. The role of rewards and satisfactions in stress-coping models is briefly discussed and implications fro changed practice and policy thinking reviewed.
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Supplemented by a case illustration, findings from a study in Wales are reported for othe first time throm the application of two new instruments for measuring rewards and stresses amng family caregivers. The paper takes as its starting ppoint a critique of models of caregiving which emphasize instrumental and pathological dimensions. Findings suggest that caregivers report the existence of pervasive rewards and gratifications, as well as stresses as part of the caregiving experience and that these stem from varying sources. The role of rewards and satisfactions in stress-coping models is briefly discussed and implications fro changed practice and policy thinking reviewed.

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