A couplehood typology for spouses of institutionalized persons with Alzheimer's disease: preceptions of “we”-“I”.
A study was conducted to ascertain the degree to which spouses of people with Alzheimer's disease perceived themselves as being married. Data were drawn from qualitative analysis of 68 community-dwelling spouses of institutionalized patients who were diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease. Results...
| Publicado en: | Family Relations Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 87 - 99 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
January 2001
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| Sumario: | A study was conducted to ascertain the degree to which spouses of people with Alzheimer's disease perceived themselves as being married. Data were drawn from qualitative analysis of 68 community-dwelling spouses of institutionalized patients who were diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease. Results indicated the emergence of five groups representing different levels of couplehood. It is concluded that spouses' past perceptions of couplehood and how much that perception has changed can be used to interpret different typological clusters. |
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