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The Experience of High Levels of Grief in Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia
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Sanders, Sara; Ott, Carol H.; Kelber, Sheryl T.; Noonan, Patricia – Death Studies, 2008
An abundance of literature on caregivers of individuals with dementia has been written since the mid-1980s. However, most of this literature focused on the experience of stress, burden, and depression in caregivers, thus excluding the grief experience that also accompanies the caregiving experience. The purpose of this multimethod study is to…
Descriptors: Grief, Freedom, Alzheimers Disease, Dementia
Grief and Personal Growth Experience of Spouses and Adult-Child Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
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Ott, Carol H.; Sanders, Sara; Kelber, Sheryl T. – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the grief and personal growth experience of spouses and adult children of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and the factors contributing to these experiences. Design and Methods: We used a modification of the Marwit-Meuser-Sanders Caregiver Grief model to examine the…
Descriptors: Spouses, Grief, Alzheimers Disease, Caregivers
Grief Reactions and Depression in Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease: Results from a Pilot Study in an Urban Setting
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Sanders, Sara; Adams, Kathryn Betts – Health & Social Work, 2005
The relationship between grief and depression in caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease has not been clearly defined through empirical research. This pilot study examined the relationship between these two variables and determined the strength of their relationship. A racially diverse sample of caregivers was drawn from an urban…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Social Work, Grief, Depression (Psychology)