This research examined the experiences of older Prince Edward Island women in providing care to a... more This research examined the experiences of older Prince Edward Island women in providing care to an aging parent, partner, family member, or friend. I investigated these experiences using a feminist lens to recognize the valuable experience of women and use their voice in bringing attention to the issues related to caregiving. This study was designed to answer three research questions: 1) What is the experience of older female caregivers living on Prince Edward Island? 2) What does it mean to be caregiver? 3) How do Prince Edward Island women describe caregiving? These questions were designed to determine what experiences, meaning, and description caregivers assign to their work and what can be learned from these experiences. Previous research in the field of caregiving has largely focused on quantitative measures of caregiver burden, activities of daily living, or access rates for caregiver support. I conducted one-to-one, in-depth interviews based on open-ended questions designed t...
This research examined the experiences of older Prince Edward Island women in providing care to a... more This research examined the experiences of older Prince Edward Island women in providing care to an aging parent, partner, family member, or friend. I investigated these experiences using a feminist lens to recognize the valuable experience of women and use their voice in bringing attention to the issues related to caregiving. This study was designed to answer three research questions: 1) What is the experience of older female caregivers living on Prince Edward Island? 2) What does it mean to be caregiver? 3) How do Prince Edward Island women describe caregiving? These questions were designed to determine what experiences, meaning, and description caregivers assign to their work and what can be learned from these experiences. Previous research in the field of caregiving has largely focused on quantitative measures of caregiver burden, activities of daily living, or access rates for caregiver support. I conducted one-to-one, in-depth interviews based on open-ended questions designed t...
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