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Alain Legault1, Francine Ducharme
1Université de Montréal, Canada. alain.legault@umontreal.ca
Abstract:
Daughter caregivers of elders with dementia become their parents' advocates over time. This role takes on even greater importance when one or both parents are placed in a long-term care facility. This article presents the results of a qualitative study aimed at explaining how this advocacy role evolves following institutionalization. In-depth interviews were conducted with daughters (N = 14) of an institutionalized parent with dementia and selected using a theoretical sampling procedure. Data analysis using grounded theory revealed three interrelated processes that explain role transformation of the daughters: integration in the care setting, evaluation of quality of care, and development of trust. Implications for involving daughters as care partners in long-term care settings are offered.
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