How Culture Shapes Informal Caregiver Motivations: A Meta-Ethnographic Review.

ABSTRACT: The provision of informal care presents a significant global challenge. To better understand how cultural factors underpin and shape motivations and willingness to provide informal care for adults, an in-depth qualitative synthesis was conducted. Six electronic databases and a wide range of additional sources were searched. Following meta-ethnographic guidelines, 37 qualitative studies were synthesised. Six main concepts were identified: cultural self-identity, which appeared as an overarching explanatory concept; cultural duty and obligations; cultural values; love and emotional attachments; repayment and reciprocity; and competing demands and roles. These concepts informed a model of cultural caregiving motivations, offering an inductive-based exploration of key cultural motivators and h

SUBMITTER: Zarzycki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9411702 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature