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This research aims to identify the challenges faced by elderly wives caring for disabled husbands and their associated morale levels.

Wives of Elderly Disabled Men: The Hidden Patients

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Qualitative interviews explore the hidden challenges faced by wives of disabled husbands, emphasizing the need for support.

This research aims to identify the challenges faced by elderly wives caring for disabled husbands and their associated morale levels.
Conducted qualitative interviews with wives of elderly disabled men.
Analyzed morale scores to categorize wives into high and low morale groups.
Explored issues related to emotional and social support among different morale categories.
Wives with low morale scores reported significant issues including isolation, loneliness, and economic hardship.
Low morale was associated with the need for increased support to minimize the risk of husbands being institutionalized.
High morale wives demonstrated better coping strategies and resource access than their low morale counterparts.

Fengler et al. (1979) studied this question.

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