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Challenges in intergenerational caregiving for frail older people: A multiple case study.
- Source :
- Nursing & Health Sciences; Mar2017, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p81-87, 7p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Families in Taiwan are considered central in caring for frail older people. However, rapid social changes are reshaping Taiwanese family values and structures. In this study, we explored the challenges of intergenerational families in caring for frail older people in Taiwan. Using a multiple-case study, 32 participants representing 12 families comprising three or more generations participated in individual, semistructured interviews. A grounded theory technique was used for the data analysis. Four themes emerged in the findings: intergenerational and intragenerational disharmony, restrictions in the physical environment, financial caregiving burdens, and lack of support from the healthcare system. The findings can help raise awareness of filial caregiving obligations of aging family members that have shifted from a parent-child dyad to being shared across multiple generations in Taiwan. Intergenerational caregiving for frail older people has become a challenge for policies aimed at keeping the aging population in the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ADULT children
CAREGIVERS
CHRONIC diseases
FAMILIES
FRAIL elderly
GRANDCHILDREN
GRANDPARENTS
GROUNDED theory
HOME nursing
INTERGENERATIONAL relations
INTERVIEWING
LIFE skills
SERVICES for caregivers
RESEARCH methodology
CASE studies
RURAL conditions
GENDER role
SOCIAL change
SPOUSES
SUBURBS
JUDGMENT sampling
CULTURAL values
FAMILY relations
HOME environment
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
THEMATIC analysis
FAMILY roles
BURDEN of care
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14410745
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nursing & Health Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121517553
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12314