My research interest is the adjustment process of caregivers in the care for elderly family members, particularly in accordance with specific cultural influences. Hence, I have searched for related studies. There are three selected studies which applied qualitative methods I would like to discuss in this assignment:
Framework
The article of Dhar (2012) describes the parental caregiving among Hindu Indians. In accordance with a high interest in culture factor, this study present an overview of the sociocultural context. The context of the study emphasizes the uniqueness of Indian culture which Hinduism plays an important role. While the family is the priority in Indian life, collectivism and pluralism are the main principles based on Hinduism …show more content…
Phenomenological and Family Systems Theory guided the study. Phenomenology is considered not only a philosophy but also a research method. Family Systems Theory approaches the study with a focus on the dynamic and interactions within the family and between the family with the context.
Methodology
The author applied phenomenology approach to design the study. In-depth interviews were conducted in two rounds with 26 informants. Those informants were Indian, Hindus, from the middle class, those with experience of observing or taking care of their elderly parents for at least two years. Among them, there were eight females and 18 males with the mean age of 37, ranged from 30 to 44. They were recruited with purposive first and then snowball sampling techniques.
In the first round, during four months, the researchers conducted 26 face-to-face interviews. Each interview lasted from 90 to 120 minutes. Three months later, the second round interviews by phone were followed. Each interview lasted 30 to 45 minutes. They were all audiotaped and verbatim …show more content…
The findings indicate that among Indian caregivers, caregiving is an important role in each family because each caregivers consider it a filial responsibility and a God demand. Caregiving, however, leads to physical and mental fatigues, financial burden. Even though children who were more emotionally attached with the older parents often took care of them, those elderly tended to live with their sons rather than their married
Framework
The article of Dhar (2012) describes the parental caregiving among Hindu Indians. In accordance with a high interest in culture factor, this study present an overview of the sociocultural context. The context of the study emphasizes the uniqueness of Indian culture which Hinduism plays an important role. While the family is the priority in Indian life, collectivism and pluralism are the main principles based on Hinduism …show more content…
Phenomenological and Family Systems Theory guided the study. Phenomenology is considered not only a philosophy but also a research method. Family Systems Theory approaches the study with a focus on the dynamic and interactions within the family and between the family with the context.
Methodology
The author applied phenomenology approach to design the study. In-depth interviews were conducted in two rounds with 26 informants. Those informants were Indian, Hindus, from the middle class, those with experience of observing or taking care of their elderly parents for at least two years. Among them, there were eight females and 18 males with the mean age of 37, ranged from 30 to 44. They were recruited with purposive first and then snowball sampling techniques.
In the first round, during four months, the researchers conducted 26 face-to-face interviews. Each interview lasted from 90 to 120 minutes. Three months later, the second round interviews by phone were followed. Each interview lasted 30 to 45 minutes. They were all audiotaped and verbatim …show more content…
The findings indicate that among Indian caregivers, caregiving is an important role in each family because each caregivers consider it a filial responsibility and a God demand. Caregiving, however, leads to physical and mental fatigues, financial burden. Even though children who were more emotionally attached with the older parents often took care of them, those elderly tended to live with their sons rather than their married