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Perceived Challenges in Dementia Care by Vietnamese Family Caregivers and Care Workers in South Australia

Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, 2015-09, Vol.30 (3), p.333-352 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 ;ISSN: 0169-3816 ;EISSN: 1573-0719 ;DOI: 10.1007/s10823-015-9264-y ;PMID: 25935206

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Title:
Perceived Challenges in Dementia Care by Vietnamese Family Caregivers and Care Workers in South Australia
Author: Xiao, Lily Dongxia ; Habel, Lesley ; De Bellis, Anita
Subjects: Acculturation ; Adaptation, Psychological - physiology ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Aging ; Anthropology ; Asian people ; Australia ; Australia - ethnology ; Care of the aged ; Caregivers ; Caregivers - psychology ; Caring ; Communication ; Community Health Services - utilization ; Cultural Competency ; Dementia ; Dementia - ethnology ; Dementia - psychology ; Dementia - therapy ; Families & family life ; Female ; Focus Groups ; Geriatrics/Gerontology ; Health care ; Health care access ; Hermeneutics ; Humans ; Interviews as Topic ; Male ; Mental health ; Middle Aged ; Original Article ; Philosophy of Medicine ; Population ageing ; Professional-Family Relations ; Qualitative Research ; Social Sciences ; Stigma ; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics ; Vietnam ; Vietnam - ethnology ; Vietnamese
Is Part Of: Journal of cross-cultural gerontology, 2015-09, Vol.30 (3), p.333-352
Description: The majority of Vietnamese Australians migrated to Australia as refugees to escape a war and this unique migration background may affect their ability to access and utilize healthcare services in Australia. Inability to utilize dementia services is associated with higher levels of caregiver burden, higher rates of morbidities and mortality and hospitalization. The aim of the study was to explore the perceived challenges of dementia care from Vietnamese family caregivers and Vietnamese care workers. Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics was used to interpret and describe the experiences of the participants. Data were collected from in-depth interviews with six Vietnamese family caregivers and a focus group with Vietnamese care workers using purposive sampling. Participants were recruited from a Vietnamese community care organization in South Australia. Five themes were identified from the data analysis namely: (1) a need for culturally and linguistically appropriate dementia education programs; (2) a willingness and unwillingness to seek help; (3) poor knowledge of health care service availability related to dementia; (4) the effect of language barrier in accessing services; and (5) the main sources of services utilized. The study revealed that Vietnamese family caregivers and Vietnamese care workers held different views on the association of stigma with dementia. Findings also revealed factors that impacted accessing and utilizing dementia services. These findings facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of Vietnamese family caregivers’ needs and have implications for developing individualized support for family caregivers and for consumer-directed dementia services in Australia.
Publisher: New York: Springer US
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0169-3816
EISSN: 1573-0719
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-015-9264-y
PMID: 25935206
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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Perceived Challenges in Dementia Care by Vietnamese Family Caregivers and Care Workers in South Australia

Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 ;ISSN: 0169-3816 ;EISSN: 1573-0719 ;DOI: 10.1007/s10823-015-9264-y ;PMID: 25935206

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