Cultural variability in dementia caregiver motivations: Unraveling unique and common drivers.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: In the Netherlands, approximately 800,000 individuals act as informal caregivers for people with dementia. Current policies prioritize care within the home setting, often relying on informal caregivers for support, assisted by care professionals. Given the wide ethnocultural diversity among dementia caregivers in the Netherlands, it is crucial to understand how these cultural differences influence caregiving. Given the emphasis on researching barriers to providing care in literature, this study specifically focused on motivators and facilitators to providing care. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews, both with caregivers of native Dutch patients (n = 11) and caregivers of patients with a migration background (n = 9), who all provided c

SUBMITTER: Lazaar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12276403 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature