Abstract
Alzheimer's disease, a form of dementia, affects nearly one in eight older people in the United States. It takes many people, often family members, to care for an elderly person with this disease. Ten adult children were interviewed about their relationship with their parent affected by Alzheimer's disease. Experiencing role reversals and support from other family members, as well as showing the kinship priority rule, the relationship with their parent changed over the course of the disease. The process of role reversal and the new roles family members take on through the kinship priority rule were examined.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
45
Issue
2
First Page
197
Last Page
209
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Woolsey, Rachel
(2013)
"Parent and Adult-Child Relationships Affected by Alzheimer's Disease,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 45:
No.
2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol45/iss2/8
Copyright
©2013 Iowa Communication Association