Date of Award
2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Wiese, Lisa Kirk
Abstract
In the U.S., an estimated 16 million persons provide unpaid care for family and friends with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). These caregivers are experiencing challenges, such as lack social interaction, which further impacts their own health. Social isolation for caregivers is now considered to be another challenge due to living in a global pandemic. The purpose of this study was to address the gap in understanding rural informal caregiver by examining social connectedness through the use of story-guided dialogues among rural caregivers of PWD during a global pandemic. Story Theory guides intentional dialogue, to bring forward connecting with self-in-relation through use of story path, noting low, high, and turning points.
Extent
127 p.
Recommended Citation
Cappo, Kathleen, "Applying Story-Guided Dialogue to Examine Social Connections for Rural Caregivers of Persons Living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias During A Global Pandemic" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 879.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/879
Identifier
FA00013983
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2022.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.