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Adults' recollections and perceptions of childhood caregiving to a parent with significant physical disability.

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BACKGROUND:Caregiving roles of children <18 years of age living with parents with health conditions or disability have been studied extensively abroad, but little U.S. research has examined the caregiving activities and perceptions of children with parents with significant physical disability. OBJECTIVE:To examine children's caregiving activities for their disabled parent, childhood perceptions of these activities, and adult views of this caregiving. METHODS:We conducted 1-h, semi-structured, open-ended interviews with 20 persons age ≥21 years who as children (age < 18 years) had a parent with significant mobility disability. We used conventional content analysis to identify themes. RESULTS:Interviewees' mean (standard deviation) age was 36.7 (13.8) years; 4 were male. As children, most interviewees assisted their disabled parent with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental ADLs; some children provided more medical supports. Several parents, especially of older interviewees, did not seek their children's care. Interviewees reported both positive and negative childhood attitudes about caregiving. Roughly half recalled as children feeling proud, special, or otherwise positively toward caregiving activities, while about one-third viewed caregiving as just part of their daily reality (i.e., simply needing to be done). Approximately half remembered also feeling resentful, primarily from time demands, insufficient appreciation, and being different from their peers. Interviewees reported gender and cultural factors affecting their caregiving roles and perceptions. CONCLUSIONS:Children can provide significant care to parents with physical disability. Understanding better their roles and perceptions could suggest ways to improve these experiences for both child and parent.

journal_name

Disabil Health J

journal_title

Disability and health journal

authors

Iezzoni LI,Wint AJ,Kuhlthau KA,Boudreau AA

doi

10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.10.009

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-04-01 00:00:00

pages

208-17

issue

eissn

1936-6574

issn

1876-7583

pii

S1936-6574(15)00170-3

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Adults' recollections and perceptions of childhood caregiving to a parent with significant physical disability.