The relationship between guilt feelings, conflicts with staff and satisfaction with care in relatives of nursing home residents with dementia: A longitudinal analysis.
Laura Gallego-AlbertoHanneke J A SmalingAnneke L FranckeTim van de BrugJenny T van der SteenKarlijn J JolingPublished in: Dementia (London, England) (2021)
More conflicts with staff are associated with stronger guilt feelings. Guilt feelings are experienced by caregivers even after the admission of the person with dementia, and they remain stable over time. Further studies should focus on how to address guilt in family caregivers of people with dementia living in nursing homes.