Elder care among Mexican American families.
Elder care among Mexican American families.
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DOI：
10.1177/105477389800700106
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发表时间：
1998-02-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Huttlinger, K
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作者：
Clark, M;Huttlinger, K
这项探索性研究描述了八名墨西哥裔美国女性护理人员对老年家庭成员的护理经历，并描述了一些墨西哥裔美国人对老年人护理的看法。采用开放式问题的定性方法揭示了反映非常丰富的文化遗产的文化图景。这张图片包括家庭照顾年长成员的责任的重要性，并描述了超越义务的家庭承诺。它还描绘了基于墨西哥裔美国人传统的复杂文化信仰和价值观体系。互惠和算计点的主题成为美国西南部墨西哥裔美国家庭的两个描述性特征，构成了妇女在中年时期责任重组的基础。这项研究表明，看护者看待世界的双文化视角可能与老年家庭成员的视角明显不同。
This exploratory study describes caregiving experiences of elderly family members as perceived by eight Mexican American women caregivers and characterizes the ideas that some Mexican Americans have about elder care. A qualitative approach, using open-ended questions, revealed a cultural picture that reflected a very rich cultural heritage. This picture includes the importance of the family's responsibility to care for its elder members and describes family commitments that reach beyond obligation. It also portrays a complex system of cultural beliefs and values that are based on Mexican American tradition. The themes of reciprocity and point of reckoning emerged as two descriptive characteristics of the Mexican American family in the southwestern United States that form the basis for the restructuring of a woman's responsibilities during middle age. This study indicated that the bicultural lens through which the caregiver views the world may differ markedly from that of the elderly family member.