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Research on Aging, Vol. 15, No. 3, 324-345 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/0164027593153004
© 1993 SAGE Publications

Demoralization among Sons, Daughters, Spouses, and Other Relatives of Nursing Home Residents

Lois Grau

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Jeanne Teresi

Columbia University Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale New York State Department of Health

Barbara Chandler

Parker Jewish Geriatric Institute

This study examines demoralization among a sample of sons, daughters, spouses, and other relatives of nursing home residents. Various aspects of the caregiving situation-caregiver burden and family members' feelings of guilt and worry about the placement-as well as social support, were significantly related to morale for the sample as a whole. However, when each group of family members was analyzed separately, the predictors of demoralization were found to vary. Spouses were the most vulnerable group, experiencing the highest demoralization. Caregiving-related factors had the greatest impact on demoralization among spouses and relatives other than spouses and adult children.


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