Emotion work and feeling rules: Coping strategies of family caregivers of people with end stage dementia in Israel—A qualitative study

Halevi Hochwald, Inbal; Arieli, Daniella; Radomyslsky, Zorian; Danon, Yehuda; Nissanholtz-Gannot, Rachel

doi:10.1177/14713012211069732

Emotion work and feeling rules: Coping strategies of family caregivers of people with end stage dementia in Israel—A qualitative study

Background End stage dementia is an inevitable phase following a prolonged deterioration. Family caregivers for people with end stage dementia who live in their home can experience an emotional burden. Emotion work and “feeling-rules” refers to socially shared norms and self-management of feeling…