Family caregivers of people with dementia who live within the community often experience stress and poor quality of life due to their care-giving role. While there are many factors that affect this, one influential factor is the family context.
Four themes were identified: family expectations and caregivers’ lack of choice in adopting the care-giving role; denial and differential understandings of dementia among family members; differential beliefs and approaches to care-giving among family members; and communication breakdown between family members.
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