%0 Journal Article
%T Relationship Continuity/Discontinuity¡ªA Framework for Investigating the Role of Relationships in the Experience of Living With Dementia
%A Gerard A. Riley
%J American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias£¿
%@ 1938-2731
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1533317518813557
%X A recent paper (Riley, Evans and Oyebode, 2018) reported that a sense of discontinuity in carers¡¯ experience of their spousal relationship with a person with dementia is associated with a greater sense of burden and fewer rewards from the caregiving role. This commentary sets the paper in context by providing a brief overview of research relating to relationship continuity/discontinuity. Factors that may explain why some carers experience continuity but others discontinuity are reviewed. So, too, is the potential impact of continuity/discontinuity on how the carer copes with the challenges of dementia. Possible future research is discussed
%K dementia
%K caregivers
%K family
%K relationship quality
%K continuity
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1533317518813557