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ajod-185	Owusu-Ansah, Frances E.	Sharing in the life of the person with disability: A Ghanaian perspective	2015		.htm	text/html	7049	311	52	Sharing in the life of the person with disability: A Ghanaian perspective In This Original Research... Open Access • Abstract • Introduction • The concept and experience of caregiving • Clinical cases1    • Case A    • Case B    • Case C • Common themes • Intrapersonal processes    • Reappraisal of motive and role as caregiver    • Depression    • Conflicting emotions of anger and guilt • Interpersonal processes • Therapy outcome as recommendations for caregivers’ self-care    • Awareness    • Meaning-making and positive reappraisal    • Support    • Time off    • Exercise    • Forgiveness    • Journaling    • Trust in a higher power • Conclusion • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests • References • Footnotes Abstract Top ↑ This thought article was a hermeneutic inquiry into the experiences of informal caregivers of the elderly who are also physically disabled. Their common experiences are described and interpreted to examine two things: firstly, how the caregiver is changed by the experience of caregiving and, secondly, what they found helpful in their self-care and recommended here for informal caregivers within the Ghanaian context.	cache/ajod-185.htm	txt/ajod-185.txt