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| Spirituality in multicultural caregivers of persons with dementia | | Author(s) | Carol J Farran, Olimpia Paun, Mary Horton Elliott |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 2, no 3, October 2003 |
| Pages | pp 353-378 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Ethnic groups ; Informal care ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | 43 people (mainly African American) in 3 focus groups shared their experiences concerning spirituality and caregiving. They were also asked semi-structured questions about their caregiving experiences, service needs, and barriers to service use. Four major categories emerge: teachers of the faith; the role of faith in one's life; benefits of spirituality; and the caregiver, the care receiver and the caregiving experience. Findings suggest that community-based outreach approaches should embrace an appreciation for caregivers' faith development, expressions, and experiences of spirituality; that clinical interventions should be more proactive in responding to spiritual or religious issues; and that future research should refine methods and approaches for a more integrated scientific basis that further examines relationships between spirituality and mental and physical outcomes. This paper was originally presented at a symposium entitled "Spirituality and dementia: the search for meaning amid loss" at the 54th annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America held in Chicago in November 2001. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031001205 A |
| Classmark | EA: TK: P6: 3DP: 7T |
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