TY - JOUR
T1 - Utility of the Life Course Perspective in Research With Mexican American Caregivers of Older Adults
AU - Evans, Bronwynne
AU - Crogan, Neva
AU - Belyea, Michael
AU - Coon, David
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Research on caregiving of elders in Mexican American families is urgently needed. We know little about family caregivers, family transitions in relation to the caregiving role, reciprocal impact of caregivers and care recipients on one another, adaptive strategies, positive benefits of caregiving (caregiver gain), specific caregiving burdens, or supportive interventions for family caregiving. Theory derivation using the concepts and structure of life course perspective provides a way to fill the knowledge gaps concerning Mexican American caregiving families, taking into account their ethnic status as an important Hispanic subgroup and the unique cultural and contextual factors that mark their caregiving experiences.
AB - Research on caregiving of elders in Mexican American families is urgently needed. We know little about family caregivers, family transitions in relation to the caregiving role, reciprocal impact of caregivers and care recipients on one another, adaptive strategies, positive benefits of caregiving (caregiver gain), specific caregiving burdens, or supportive interventions for family caregiving. Theory derivation using the concepts and structure of life course perspective provides a way to fill the knowledge gaps concerning Mexican American caregiving families, taking into account their ethnic status as an important Hispanic subgroup and the unique cultural and contextual factors that mark their caregiving experiences.
KW - Mexican American
KW - elder caregiving
KW - life course perspective
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U2 - 10.1177/1043659608325847
DO - 10.1177/1043659608325847
M3 - Article
C2 - 18845694
AN - SCOPUS:59749101377
SN - 1043-6596
VL - 20
SP - 5
EP - 14
JO - Journal of Transcultural Nursing
JF - Journal of Transcultural Nursing
IS - 1
ER -