Avoidance of issues in family caregiving
Helen Edward
Associate Professor; Head of School, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, QLD
Elizabeth Forster
Senior Research Assistant, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, QLD
PP: 5
Abstract
Effective communication between older people and their family carers is necessary for providing appropriate and quality care. However, family carers and carereceivers may avoid discussing issues of concern and this may adversely affect the quality of the caring relationship. This study investigated the content of, and avoidance of issues in communication between 84 spousal and filial carers and carereceivers. The study findings indicate that family carers and carereceivers do avoid discussing issues of concern. Nurses working with families are well placed to promote more effective communication in the caring context to augment more satisfying caring relationships for both carers and carereceivers.
Keywords
carers, carereceivers, communication, family caregiving, older people
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