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    Caregiving spouses’ experiences of relational uncertainty and partner influence in the prolonged relational transition of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

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    Author
    Cooper, R. Amanda
    Pitts, Margaret J.
    Affiliation
    Department of Communication, University of Arizona
    Issue Date
    2021-12-08
    Keywords
    Alzheimer’s
    communication
    dementia
    facilitation
    interference
    relational turbulence theory
    uncertainty
    
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    SAGE Publications
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    Cooper, R. A., & Pitts, M. J. (2021). Caregiving spouses’ experiences of relational uncertainty and partner influence in the prolonged relational transition of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
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    Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
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    This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.
    Abstract
    Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias cause gradual cognitive and communicative decline over a period of several years creating a prolonged transitional period in the lives of people with the disease and their spouse. Relational turbulence theory served as a lens to examine 18 in-depth interviews with caregiving spouses regarding their experiences of relational uncertainty, and interference and facilitation from their partner throughout this prolonged relational transition. Counterintuitively, the experience of relational uncertainty was greatly influenced by the certainties of relational change and termination (death) that shifted the temporal focus of uncertainty to the future. Communicative symptoms and aggressive behavior were a main source of interference. Despite the impairment of the disease, caregiving spouses recognized their partners’ expressions of gratitude, moments of recognition, and simple expressions of love as facilitation.
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    0265-4075
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    1460-3608
    DOI
    10.1177/02654075211058084
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    Final accepted manuscript
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    University of Arizona Graduate and Professional Student Council
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