Exploring the impact of culture and acculturation on older families caring for persons with a developemtal disabilities
Philip McCallion, Matthew Janicki, Lucinda Grant-Griffin
Bok Engelsk 1996 Matthew P. Janicki
| Utgitt | New York : New York state office of mental retardation and developmental disabilities , 1996
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| Opplysninger | Abstract: Findings will be reported here on a series of focus groups held with Afrtican American, Chinese American, Haitian American, Hispanic American, Korean American, and select Native American communities. Cultural issues in caring for persons with a developmental disability were discussed. Cross-cutting themes identified through the focus groups inc1uded: (1) how disability is perceived, (2) who is the family, (3) who provides care, (4) how the family makes decisions, (5) what family members expect of each other, (6) what support families receive from friends and community, (7) why the family moved, (8) cultural values important to family members, (9) family willingness to accept services from outside the family, (10) the family's first language, and (Il) families' concerns about service providers.
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