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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 29.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Work Ment Health. 2017 Nov 30;16(3):303–320. doi: 10.1080/15332985.2017.1395780

Table 1.

Main themes regarding support groups for Alzheimer’s caregivers.

Caregivers’ Perceptions of Experience: Loss of golden years
 Theme 1: loss of wife
 Theme 2: loss of family and friends
 Theme 3: loss of self
Benefits and Improvements of Support Groups: Creating our own space
 Theme 1: releasing our frustration
 Theme 2: gendered experience of caregiving