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Compassion fatigue in adult daughter caregivers of a parent with dementia.

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Day, JR; Anderson, RA; Davis, LL
Published in: Issues in mental health nursing
October 2014

Adult daughters face distinct challenges caring for parents with dementia and may experience compassion fatigue: the combination of helplessness, hopelessness, an inability to be empathic, and a sense of isolation resulting from prolonged exposure to perceived suffering. Prior research on compassion fatigue has focused on professional healthcare providers and has overlooked filial caregivers. This study attempts to identify and explore risk factors for compassion fatigue in adult daughter caregivers and to substantiate further study of compassion fatigue in family caregivers. We used content analysis of baseline interviews with 12 adult daughter caregivers of a parent with dementia who participated in a randomized trial of homecare training. Four themes were identified in adult daughter caregiver interviews: (a) uncertainty; (b) doubt; (c) attachment; and (d) strain. Findings indicated adult daughter caregivers are at risk for compassion fatigue, supporting the need for a larger study exploring compassion fatigue in this population.

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Issues in mental health nursing

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EISSN

1096-4673

ISSN

0161-2840

Publication Date

October 2014

Volume

35

Issue

10

Start / End Page

796 / 804

Related Subject Headings

  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Humans
  • Home Nursing
  • Female
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Caregivers
  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Adult Children
 

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Day, J. R., Anderson, R. A., & Davis, L. L. (2014). Compassion fatigue in adult daughter caregivers of a parent with dementia. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 35(10), 796–804. https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2014.917133
Day, Jennifer R., Ruth A. Anderson, and Linda L. Davis. “Compassion fatigue in adult daughter caregivers of a parent with dementia.Issues in Mental Health Nursing 35, no. 10 (October 2014): 796–804. https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2014.917133.
Day JR, Anderson RA, Davis LL. Compassion fatigue in adult daughter caregivers of a parent with dementia. Issues in mental health nursing. 2014 Oct;35(10):796–804.
Day, Jennifer R., et al. “Compassion fatigue in adult daughter caregivers of a parent with dementia.Issues in Mental Health Nursing, vol. 35, no. 10, Oct. 2014, pp. 796–804. Epmc, doi:10.3109/01612840.2014.917133.
Day JR, Anderson RA, Davis LL. Compassion fatigue in adult daughter caregivers of a parent with dementia. Issues in mental health nursing. 2014 Oct;35(10):796–804.

Published In

Issues in mental health nursing

DOI

EISSN

1096-4673

ISSN

0161-2840

Publication Date

October 2014

Volume

35

Issue

10

Start / End Page

796 / 804

Related Subject Headings

  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Humans
  • Home Nursing
  • Female
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Caregivers
  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Adult Children