Married Couples in Assisted Living: Adult Children's Experiences Providing Support
Married Couples in Assisted Living: Adult Children's Experiences Providing Support
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DOI：
10.1177/0192513x11416447
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发表时间：
2012-05-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Kemp, Candace L.
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作者：
Kemp, Candace L.
在晚年结婚往往会阻止搬迁到长期护理机构，但夫妇确实会搬迁到这些环境。通常，这种过渡并不标志着家庭，特别是成年子女提供的支持的结束。当父母双方都参与时，对儿童在护理环境中提供支持的经验知之甚少。本文介绍了一项研究，涉及20对已婚夫妇生活在一起的辅助生活（AL）和10个成年子女的定性数据的分析。它提出了以下问题：（a）当父母搬迁到AL并一起生活时，儿童的支助经历是什么？(b)在多大程度上，AL上下文影响他们的经验？尽管有“双重工作”的“沉重负担”，但父母在一个地方，孩子们感到宽慰。孩子们对隐私、“狭小的空间”、配偶分居和父母在一起表示担忧。研究结果对未来的研究、政策和实践具有启示意义。
Being married in later life often prevents relocation to long-term care settings, but couples do relocate to these environments. Typically, this transition does not mark the end of support provided by families, especially adult children. Little is known about children's experiences providing support in care settings when both parents are involved. This article presents an analysis of qualitative data from a study involving 20 married couples living together in assisted living (AL) and 10 adult children. It asks the following: (a) What are children's support experiences when parents relocate to and live together in AL? (b) To what extent does the AL context influence their experiences? Despite having a "heavy burden" from "double the work," children were relieved to have both parents in one place. Children expressed concern over privacy, "tight quarters," spousal caregiving, and keeping their parents together. Findings have implications for future research and policy and practice.