Dignity work of older women caring for a husband with dementia at home
Peer reviewed, Journal article
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Originalversjon
Tranvåg, O., Nåden, D., & Gallagher, A. (2019). Dignity work of older women caring for a husband with dementia at home. Health Care for Women International, 40(10), 1047-1069. 10.1080/07399332.2019.1578780Sammendrag
In this study, we explored perceptions of dignity, and sources preserving dignity of six older Norwegian women caring for a home-dwelling husband with dementia. Through hermeneutic interpretation of in-depth interviews, “having personal integrity,” “mastering everyday life,” and “giving of one self” were identified as crucial intrapersonal aspects of dignity – while “acknowledging worthiness and uniqueness of each human being” was found to be an essential interpersonal aspect. Nine dignity-preserving sources identified suggests that the wives engaged in “dignity work” to preserve their own dignity as a caregiver, as well as to safeguard the dignity of their husbands who were vulnerable to dignity loss.
Beskrivelse
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Health Care for Women International on 26 Mar 2019, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07399332.2019.1578780.