Abstract
The purpose of this research is to create the construct of occupation of “nursing care” engaged by family caregivers. Unstructured interviews were conducted with 16 family caregivers who had provided at-home care for their family members for at least 1 year. Transcripts of the interviews were analyzed using the Steps for Coding and Theorization (SCAT) method. As a result, to form the constructs, 102 content codes were identified and categorized into the following 3 major categories:Feelings of family caregivers, caregiving life, and caregiving and environment. This study suggests that occupational therapists should consider these perspectives to more effectively support occupational adaptation of family caregivers.
