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Caregiver Identity Theory Summary

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This theory has five phases regarding the changing identity of a caregiver: the first phase is the beginning of caregiving, the second is the caregiver’s realization that their caregiving responsibilities are more than they expected, the third phase is when both caregiver and care recipient become uncomfortable in their roles, which is also the phase when some caregivers walk away from their role, and for the caregivers who continue in their role, in the fourth phase there is another identity shift with the caregiver identity becoming dominate, and the final phase is when the care recipient is moved to a long-term care setting and the caregiver relishes the majority of the caregiver responsibilities and attempts to reclaim their identity at
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