Abstract
This research seeks to better understand how rural elders receive assistance from family members while still maintaining a sense of autonomy. In-depth interviews with rural elders explored both assistance and autonomy. Results indicate that rural elders are able to receive assistance from family members while maintaining autonomy through a range of strategies, including purposefully giving over control to others when needed and relinquishing control before it is taken away. Lessons learned here guide formal service providers to permit elders to direct their own care planning and implementation, thereby allowing them to maintain a level of autonomy.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | Marriage and Family Review |
Volume | 49 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
Disciplines
- Sociology
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
- Autonomy
- Family assistance
- Lives
- Rural elders