Supportive strategies for men who have a care role: an occupational perspective

Davys, Deborah and Collins, Tracy (2020) Supportive strategies for men who have a care role: an occupational perspective. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 27 (5). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1741-1645

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Abstract

Health and social care practitioners often work alongside caregivers. This study aimed to consider commonality in the experience of male caregiving using secondary analysis of research related to fathers of an adult child with intellectual disability and to older widowers.

Methods
Secondary analysis of findings arising from two qualitative studies of men who have experience of a caregiving role (fathers of an adult child with intellectual disability and older widowers) was applied using a triangulation approach to illuminate, develop and enrich inter-study findings.

Results
Overarching themes across the two studies included ‘aspects of a care role’ and ‘supportive mechanisms’. The findings demonstrate that men from these specific groups are actively involved in care and that there are varied aspects to a care role. Factors that support men include the provision of appropriate and timely information, time spent pursuing leisure activities and support from family, friends and individualised services.

Conclusions
There are multiple aspects involved in a care role and the provision of care has positive and negative impacts on men. If service providers are aware of support strategies that are useful to male carers, this may support the health and wellbeing of both the carer and the person they support.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Care role; Men; Occupations; Support strategies
Subjects: B900 Others in Subjects allied to Medicine
L300 Sociology
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing
Depositing User: Elena Carlaw
Date Deposited: 04 Nov 2019 10:30
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2021 13:46
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/41345

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