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NURSING SCIENCE QUARTERLY
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 323-331Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/08943180022107870
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family caregiving; hospital discharge; role transition
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The purpose of this study was to develop a conceptual framework to explain the interaction between the caregiver and the care receiver during the discharge transition. Data from face-to-face interviews with 12 care receivers and 16 caregivers were subjected to constant comparative analysis. Findings revealed that role tuning was the process used by caregivers and care receivers to achieve a harmonious pattern of caregiving and care receiving during the transition from hospital to home. This empirical finding can illustrate the concept of role function mode in the Roy adaptation theory and sensitize healthcare providers to the needs of the families during the discharge transition.
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