Intra-family stressors among adult siblings sharing caregiving for parents
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AIM: The aim of this study was to describe a Neuman Systems Model-guided study of perceptions of family stressors experienced by adult siblings who share caregiving for their parents and the influence of these stressors on adult siblings' relationships. BACKGROUND: The task of providing informal care for disabled parents is often shared by adult siblings. Family stressors experienced as part of caregiving may affect the sibling relationship. DESIGN: A mixed-method study design was used. METHODS: Data were collected during 2013-2014 from 84 adult sibling caregivers. Seventy-two caregivers provided quantitative data for the Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scale and the Zarit Burden Scale and 79 provided qualitative data for the open-ended question. RESULTS: Adult siblings experienced mild-to-moderate levels of burden from family stressors when they share parental caregiving. The amount of burden from intra-family stressors was negatively related to the adult sibling relationship. Beneficial and noxious stressors were evident in the participants' responses to an open-ended question. CONCLUSION: The health of the parents affected the lives of adult siblings in both negative and positive ways. Although the majority of the adult siblings expressed a willingness to care for their parent(s) in an attempt to reciprocate the care, they had received from them, challenges emerged from dealing with family stressors.
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“Secondly, lack of peer support: Siblings are usually the main source of peer support in older adult care, but the one-child policy means these only children have no siblings to share the responsibility (45).”
- Authors
- Ngangana, P. C., Davis, B. L., Burns, D. P., McGee, Z. T., & Montgomery, A. J.
- Affiliations
- Kent State University (US)
- Hampton University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ngangana, Pamela C.
- Venue
- Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2016-08
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 3169-3181
- ISSN
- 0309-2402 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2648
- OpenAlex
- W1185074702
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 44
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- FWCI
- 2.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
- Keywords
- adult siblings, sibling caregiving, informal care, caregiver burden, sibling relationships, Neuman systems model, parents with disabilities, family caregiving, caregiver perceptions
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parents, Sibling Relations, Child of Impaired Parents, Caregivers, Siblings
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