The caregiving practices of Korean-American families: A descriptive study using an ethnographic approach
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Boas J. Yu, EdD, RN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE, GCNS, Professor - Fairleigh Dickinson University
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This ethnographic study examined caregiving practices of Korean-American families, using interpretive approach and analysis. The findings were categorized into caregiving as burden, stress, career, and cultural caregiving. The identified themes of caregiving as burden, stress, and career invariably impacted the caregiving; but the undercurrent and persistent main theme in those aspects of Korean-American caregiving was their cultural context of caregiving. The cultural context in which one functions as a caregiver had an important influence in the practice of family caregiving.
In this study, the cultural caregiving in seven Korean-American caregivers was influenced by immigration to the US as well as their traditional values and belief systems. Uniqueness related to the Korean-American immigrant status in caregiving involved their experiences of acculturation stress, marginality, language barrier, and their roles as the “bridgebuilders” to healthcare. These components distinguished this sample of Korean-American caregivers from Korean caregivers in the existent cultural literature.
The traditional value of filial piety, gender roles, and expectations for Korean-American women impacted these Korean-American caregivers in their “elected” status as caregivers and subsequent choosing to caregive. The traditional health beliefs brought with them from Korea also were demonstrated in their use of alternative therapies.
However, one of the subthemes, unwillingness to become a future burden, was surprising, since a great majority of Koreans in mainland still expected the traditional care for the aged. Other interesting phenomena related to the immigrant status of the Korean-American caregivers was their sense of community. For many of the caregivers, church was their focal point where they met social, cultural, and religious needs. Most of the caregivers were also highly involved in their churches as elected officers.
The symbolic words, “cheong” and “huh-moo” encapsulated the caregivers' feelings about their caregiving and provided us with further insights into their experiences. These words also described the caregivers' views on personal interaction and life influenced by their experiences of caregiving.
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3052937; ProQuest document ID: 304794900. The author still retains copyright.
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Type | Dissertation |
Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | Ethnography |
Research Approach | Qualitative Research |
Keywords | Korean-Americans; Family Caregivers; Bridgebuilders to Healthcare; Immigration |
Grantor | Teachers College, Columbia University |
Advisor | Frederickson, Keville; Coughlin, Christine B. |
Level | Doctoral-Other |
Year | 2002 |
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