Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
College/Unit
School of Nursing
Department/Program/Center
Department of Nursing
Abstract
Unpaid caregivers (CG) provide most of the assistance to persons with dementias (PWD) living in the community. This study explores the current state of knowledge regarding the concept of sense of coherence (SOC) and CG of PWD via a concept analysis. The identified defining attributes were health, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), CG burden, CG stress, coping as a strength, gender, and decreasing sense of CG coherence over the progression of the disease (dementia). Further study by health care professionals using clinical observations, large samples of respondents, a consistent theory, valid and reliable instruments used to measure defining attributes consistently, and critical reviews of the literature are needed.
Digital Commons Citation
Childers, Kristina M., "Sense of Coherence and Caregivers of Persons with Dementia" (2019). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2379.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2379
Source Citation
Childers, K. (2019). Sense of Coherence and Caregivers of Persons with Dementia. Behavioral Sciences, 9(2), 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs9020014