Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Families Dealing with Dementia: An Examination of the Experiences and Perceptions of Multicultural Community Link Workers

被引：20

作者：

Boughtwood D. ^{[1
]}

Shanley C. ^{[2
]}

Adams J. ^{[3
]}

Santalucia Y. ^{[4
]}

Kyriazopoulos H. ^{[5
]}

Pond D. ^{[6
]}

Rowland J. ^{[7
]}

机构：

[1] Multicultural Health Cumberland Hospital, Sydney

[2] Liverpool Hospital, University of New South Wales, Sydney

[3] Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Level 7 Building 10

[4] South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney

[5] Alzheimer's Australia, Sydney, SA

[6] University of Newcastle, Callaghan

[7] Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane

来源：

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology | 2011年 / 26卷 / 4期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

CALD; Care-giving; Dementia; Ethnic minority; Families; Multicultural community link workers;

D O I：

10.1007/s10823-011-9155-9

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摘要：

Dementia is a chronic illness involving increasing levels of care, often provided by family members, particularly in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. Multicultural community link workers are often the primary service providers assisting families to access health and welfare services and as such have extensive experience of, and possess in-depth knowledge about, CALD family care-giving for dementia. While research has been undertaken on dementia in CALD communities, this research has not focused on the experiences and perceptions of these multicultural workers with regards to CALD family care-giving. In response to this gap in the research, this paper presents the results of an empirical investigation of multicultural workers' perspectives with regard to the cultural traditions informing CALD family care-giving, CALD families' understandings of the term 'carer' and family arrangements regarding care. Due to their close relationship and knowledge of families, multicultural workers can offer an important perspective that is invaluable in informing the provision of carer education and support within CALD communities. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

引用

页码：365 / 377

页数：12

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