Mexican-American Elders

Alemán, Sara

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“…Census Bureau, 2005) and may limit the generalization of our study findings. Second, our conceptualization of the similarities and differences in the social exchange paradigm between Anglos and Mexican Americans was originally developed in the Anglo population and, therefore, contained the following assumptions: (a) motivation for caregiving is viewed as token returns, or credit earned, by Anglos (Raschick & Ingersoll‐Dayton, 2004) and as a blessing and reward from God ( Que Dios te lo pague ) by Mexican Americans (Alemán, 2000); (b) trust is the key element in mutuality of the social exchange paradigm in both Anglo and Hispanic or Latino American cultures (Insko, Kirchner, Pinter, Efaw, & Wildschut, 2005; Vélez‐Ibáñez, 1983); and (c) the social exchange paradigm does not always explain mutual behaviors. Silverstein, Conroy, Wang, Giarrusso, and Bengston (2002) stated that neither the investment model in which earlier investment in children is recovered by parents who are later in need nor the altruistic model fully explain the long‐term intergenerational exchange.…”

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Effect of Acculturation and Mutuality on Family Loyalty Among Mexican American Caregivers of Elders

Kao

2012

J of Nursing Scholarship

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Effect of Acculturation and Mutuality on Family Loyalty Among Mexican American Caregivers of Elders

Kao

2012

J of Nursing Scholarship

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“…Also, religiosity is integral to caregiving; caregivers believe God protects them and gives them special assistance (Rehm, 1999). They say, “ Que Dios te lo pague ” (“God will reward you for it”; Aleman, 2000, p. 14, explicated by Crist, Garcia-Smith, & Phillips, 2006, p. 120). If home care workers are used, families expect them to have “the gift” (“ el don ”) of concern; only then are they considered acceptable (Crist, Velazquez, Durnan, & Figueroa, 2006, p. 288).…”

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Worry Among Mexican American Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Elders

Evans

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Belyea

2014

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

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This mixed methods, multi-site, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)-funded, interdisciplinary, descriptive study aimed to identify expressions of worry in qualitative data obtained from caregiving Mexican American (MA) families assisting older adults. The purpose of this portion of the inquiry was to determine how worry is expressed, what happens to caregivers when they worry, and what adaptive strategies they used. We examined semi-structured interviews completed during six in-home visits with 116 caregivers. We identified 366 worry quotations from 639 primary documents in ATLAS.ti, entered them into matrices, and organized findings under thematic statements. Caregivers expressed cultural and contextual worries, worried about transitions and turning points in care, and identified adaptive strategies. Despite these strategies, worry persisted. Constant worry may be an allied, important aspect of caregiver burden. We need additional longitudinal research to better understand the experience of MA caregivers for older adults and to provide empirically supported interventions, programs, and services that reduce worry.

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Accommodating the Strangeren Casa:How Mexican American Elders and Caregivers Decide to Use Formal Care

Crist¹,

Garcia-Smith²,

Phillips³

2006

Res Theory Nurs Pract

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Mexican American elders have higher levels of functional impairment and chronic illness, yet they use formal home care services less than do non-Hispanic White elders. This article describes the processes by which Mexican American elders and their caregivers decide to use home care services. Interviews were conducted with Mexican American elders (n = 11) and family caregivers (n = 12) for a sample of 23 individuals. The emerging substantive grounded theory included three stages that described the process of deciding to use home care services: Taking Care of our Own, Acknowledging Options, and Becoming Empowered. The processes describe how Mexican American families eventually accept home care services while maintaining their cultural norm of taking care of elders. The theory gives voice to both elders and caregivers in this process, adds to extant knowledge, and shapes interventions to support traditional Mexican American family values such as elders' staying at home as long as possible. The theory meets nursing's goals of reducing health care disparities by improving or sustaining elders' health and functional ability, decreasing the caregiving burden, and reducing health care costs.

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Mexican-American Elders

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Effect of Acculturation and Mutuality on Family Loyalty Among Mexican American Caregivers of Elders

Effect of Acculturation and Mutuality on Family Loyalty Among Mexican American Caregivers of Elders

Worry Among Mexican American Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Elders

Accommodating the Strangeren Casa:How Mexican American Elders and Caregivers Decide to Use Formal Care

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