ReviewJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2016
Spousal Caregiving for Partners With Dementia: A Deductive Literature Review Testing Calasanti's Gendered View of Care Work.
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- Gendered experiences of providing informal care for older people: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.BMC health services research · 2021Pooled it
- Gay Men as Caregivers for Spouses with Dementia: Intersections of Gender and Sexual Orientation.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Narratives of health-promoting experiences by older husbands and wives providing care to their home-dwelling spouses receiving home-care services in Norway.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Burden of Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Diseases in Primary Health Care: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
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- Living in uncertainty while a spouse is undergoing a cognitive assessment: Voices of women care partners.Dementia (London, England) · 2022Article
- Why do spouses provide personal care? A study among care-receiving Dutch community-dwelling older adults.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Caring for a Relative with Dementia: Determinants and Gender Differences of Caregiver Burden in the Rural Setting.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Caregiver burden among informal caregivers in the largest specialized palliative care unit in Malaysia: a cross sectional study.BMC palliative care · 2020Article
- Explaining the Gender Gap in the Caregiving Burden of Partner Caregivers.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2019Article
- Living With Cognitive Impairment in China: Exploring Dyadic Experiences Through a Person-Centered Care Lens.Research on agingArticle
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Abstract
Spousal caregiving allows stressed couples to continue living in the community rather than seeking institutional solutions. Dr. Toni Calasanti has postulated that there are gender differences in the care work styles and coping strategies used by spousal caregivers dealing with dementia. While caregiving husbands tend to adopt task-oriented (masculine) approaches, caregiving wives are more likely to take an emotionally focused (feminine) orientation. These differences result in the need for varied interventions. Male caregivers tend toward a managerial approach, whereas female caregivers generally adopt a relational approach. This distinction was examined in the course of a literature review through the deductive process. It was determined that the core thesis of such a gender-based view of care work as a tiered entity threaded with masculinity/femininity remains quite plausible in contrast to models based on self-perceived gender identity of caregivers that require more exploration. Recommendations for future investigations are offered as new questions arise.
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