Exploring the contextual factors that impact the dementia family caregiving experience in Soweto township, South Africa.

ABSTRACT: Townships and rural areas endure difficult circumstances such as poverty, unemployment, low educational levels, unstable income sources, socioeconomic deprivation and the lack of transportation. Furthermore, psychosocial issues such as crime, violence and substance abuse are additional contextual factors prevalent within South African townships. There has been a paucity of research focussing on the impact of contextual and socioeconomic conditions on the dementia family caregiver experience. This qualitative study aimed to address this gap. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 family caregivers via purposeful sampling methods. Data analysis using Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA) generated four broad themes, namely - (1). Poverty, (2). Crime, Violence and Substance Abuse, (

SUBMITTER: Mahomed A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9483691 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature