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Victoria Steiner Author

victoria.steiner@utoledo.edu 419.383.5647

Subjects of specialization
Public Health, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Epidemiology, Nursing Science

Affiliation
College of Health and Human Services, University of Toledo, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, Ohio, USA

Biography

Dr. Victoria Steiner is an Associate Professor in the Public Health and Health Education Programs, as well as the Assistant Administrative Director for the Center for Successful Aging. She did her graduate work in Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University with a focus on adult development and aging. Dr. Steiner is interested in how individuals cope with the challenges they encounter in their lives as they age, including functional decline, chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and stroke, and caregiving.

Publications

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Problems Reported by Adult Daughters in Caring for Parents with Stroke

Author(s):

Victoria Steiner, Lisa S. Sommer, Cheryl Gies, Katelyn Hefflinger, Carrie Skrzyniecki and Linda L. Pierce

Seventy-three caregivers of stroke survivors were interviewed about challenges/problems they experienced in the first year of caring. For this secondary data analysis, only the problems of the adult daughters (n=13) were examined for two time periods (months 0-6 and 7-12) using Colaizzi’s method of content analysis and drawn to Friedemann’s framework of systemic organization. Three themes emerged: 1) witnessing a parent’s condition (in Friedemann’s terms system maintenance; consistent throughout the year), 2) balancing the challenges of the caregiver role (system maintenance/ individuation; more evident in months 7-12), and 3) feeling physically, emotionally, and mentally drained (system maintenance; more visible in months 0-6). Findi... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9795.1000252

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