Author, as appears in the article.: Mora-Lopez G; Berenguer-Poblet M; Berbis-Morelló C; Albacar-Rioboo N; Montesó-Curto P; Aguaron-García MJ; Ferré-Grau C

Department: Infermeria Medicina i Cirurgia

URV's Author/s: Albacar Riobóo, Núria Maria / Berenguer Poblet, Marta / Mora López, Gerard

Keywords: Qualitative study Positive mental health Family care Experiences End of life Caregiver qualitative study positive mental health family care end of life

Abstract: After the end of their time as a caregiver, former caregivers have needs and feelings that have been subject to little study to date. The aim of the study is to determine and analyse the feelings, perceptions and practices of former caregivers in the reconstruction of their daily lives. This is a qualitative study based on the Grounded Theory developed by Charmaz. The study involved 14 former caregivers who had cared for their relative for more than 2 years and who had stopped caring for them more than 2 years previously. Fourteen in-depth interviews were conducted and data were collected over 13 months between 2015 and 2017. Data were analysed using the Grounded Theory Method. In addition, this study was approved by the ethics committee of the Institut Universitari d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol. The former caregiver experiences a transition, which begins in the days before the death of their relative and may continue for more than 3 years. Three critical moments in the post-caring transition were found: (1) the post-caring emptiness; (2) the end of the period as a caregiver; and (3) the movement towards a new life. Family and professional support is needed during this transition. Former caregivers experience a transition in the rebuilding of their daily lives; furthermore, former caregivers may be a source of support for other caregivers, which is linked to positive mental health factors. Healthcare organisations need to acknowledge the emotional, psychosocial and psychological health of former caregivers.

Thematic Areas: Saúde coletiva Psychology, multidisciplinary Psychology (miscellaneous) Psychology (all) Psychology Psicología Nutrição Medicina ii Medicina i Linguística e literatura Interdisciplinar General psychology Filosofía Ensino Engenharias iv Enfermagem Educação física Educação Economia Ciencias sociales Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Artes Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: nuria.albacar@urv.cat marta.berenguer@urv.cat gerard.mora@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0001-8306-8702 0000-0002-6631-3777 0000-0002-3152-3360

Record's date: 2023-02-23

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://europepmc.org/article/pmc/pmc9013805

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Frontiers In Psychology. 13

APA: Mora-Lopez G; Berenguer-Poblet M; Berbis-Morelló C; Albacar-Rioboo N; Montesó-Curto P; Aguaron-García MJ; Ferré-Grau C (2022). New Life Transition of Former Caregivers: Positive Mental Health Approach. Frontiers In Psychology, 13(), -. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.854108

Article's DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.854108

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2022

Publication Type: Journal Publications