Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is a chronic, debilitating disease that currently affects approximately 5.1 million Americans (Alzheimer's Association 2007). The majority of these individuals are being cared for at home by family caregivers who are known to suffer from more depression and burden than any other group of caregivers. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of transitioning to the role of caregiver for a family member with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3265630; ProQuest document ID: 304864566. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Kathleen E. Czekanski, PhD, RN, CNE, Dean

Sigma Membership

Kappa Delta

Lead Author Affiliation

La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Alzheimer's Disease, Family Caregivers, Lived Experiences

Advisor

Joan S. Lockhart

Second Advisor

Gladys Husted

Third Advisor

Laura Gitlin

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Duquesne University

Degree Year

2007

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-11-15

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