Abstract
A recent paper (Riley, Evans and Oyebode, 2018) reported that a sense of discontinuity in carers’ experience of their spousal relationship with a person with dementia is associated with a greater sense of burden and fewer rewards from the caregiving role. This commentary sets the paper in context by providing a brief overview of research relating to relationship continuity/ discontinuity. Factors that may explain why some carers experience continuity but others discontinuity are reviewed. So, too, is the potential impact of continuity/ discontinuity on how the carer copes with the challenges of dementia. Potential future research is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 145-147 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 19 Nov 2018 |
DOIs |
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Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
Keywords
- continuity
- dementia
- caregivers
- family
- relationship quality