Dementia Family Caregiving in Rural Appalachia: A Sociocultural Model of Care Decisions and Service Use.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Examinations of cultural variations in caregiving experiences and practices tend to focus on racially and ethnically diverse family caregivers. We extended this research by exploring the role of place-based cultural constructs on care decisions of family caregivers for persons living with dementia in rural Appalachia whose experiences and backgrounds dwell outside the lines of dominant culture.

Methods

Guided by our sociocultural conceptual model of service use and a descriptive qualitative study design, we conducted in-depth interviews with 30 caregivers for persons living with dementia to understand how predisposing and enabling factors influence caregiving decisions, including the use of services to care for persons living with dementia.

Results

Three pr

SUBMITTER: Roberto KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159069 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature