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Thematic Analysis Of The Experience Of Making A Decision To Place A Family Member With Alzheimer's Disease In A Special Care Unit, Howard Butcher, P. Holkup, M. Park, Meridean Maas
Thematic Analysis Of The Experience Of Making A Decision To Place A Family Member With Alzheimer's Disease In A Special Care Unit, Howard Butcher, P. Holkup, M. Park, Meridean Maas
Howard K. Butcher
The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth description of the experience of making the decision to place a family member in a special care unit among a diverse sample of family caregivers. To achieve purposive maximum variation of the sample, the sample of 30 family caregivers was chosen from an original study of 256 family caregivers. The sample was randomly stratified according to ethnicity, gender, and relationship to the care receiver. Three independent researchers used Luborsky's method of thematic analysis to analyze the interviews. After mutual consensus, 1565 themes (descriptive statements) were identified and synthesized into 21 …
Portraits Of Caregivers Of End-Stage Dementia Patients Receiving Hospice Care, S. Sanders, Howard Butcher, P. Swails, J. Power
Portraits Of Caregivers Of End-Stage Dementia Patients Receiving Hospice Care, S. Sanders, Howard Butcher, P. Swails, J. Power
Howard K. Butcher
The purpose of this study was to investigate how caregivers respond to the end stages of dementia with the assistance from hospice. Data were collected from 27 family caregivers over the course of 10 months, with each caregiver being interviewed up to 4 times during the time that the patient received hospice care. Chart review data were also collected. Four distinct caregiver portraits emerged: (a) disengaged; (b) questioning; (c) all-consumed; and (d) reconciled. Caregivers in each portrait differed in how they responded to the impending death of the care recipient, the disease progression, and hospice care. Recognizing the differences in …
Commentary On "Mystical Experience In The Context Of Health Care", Howard Butcher
Commentary On "Mystical Experience In The Context Of Health Care", Howard Butcher
Howard K. Butcher
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