RT Article
T1 “I don't know what to do. Pray I guess.”: Faith and coping with frontotemporal dementia
JF Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
VO 30
IS 3
SP 251
OP 267
A1 Joaquin, Anna Dina L. 1975-
A2 Mates, Andrea W.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1583872418
AB This case study uses participant observation ethnography to provide an in-depth view of what assumptions undergird the religious coping strategies of a caregiver wife whose husband was diagnosed with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). Transcripts of interactions and narratives allow for thick descriptions of not just the family's religiousness, but also the caregiver's revealed understanding of her Catholic faith. This understanding not only forms her responses to daily stresses but also to gives hope and meaning to the larger experience of managing her husband's decline. Finally, recommendations are made to clinicians and caregivers.
K1 Coping
K1 Faith
K1 frontotemporal dementia
K1 Participant Observation
DO 10.1080/15528030.2018.1452831