Chan, Chi-Him and Guerrero, Marin and Kussman, Jessie and Tran, Jamie (2019) Applying the occupational science framework with a Latino caregiver focus group to develop a needs assessment. Masters thesis, Stanbridge University.
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Abstract
By the year 2035, the number of citizens aged 65 years and older are projected to surpass the number of citizens under the age of 65 in the United States. This trend presents a crisis as this aging population will require more caregiving resources. For the Latino community, the role of caregiving often falls on family members to fulfill. This thesis aimed to identify the needs of the Latino caregiving community and utilizes the Occupational Science Framework to explore how elements of the socio-cultural, symbolic evaluative, and transcendental subsystems affect their caregiving experience and how occupational therapists can better address their needs. Researchers administered a questionnaire to a group of five Latino caregivers seeking information regarding their experience assisting their care recipients with self- care activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental ADLs (IADLs), and the impact of caregiving on their lives. The researchers also conducted post-questionnaire focus groups with the participants to elicit feedback about their experience completing the questionnaire. Results indicated that all of the participants were immediate family members of the care recipient and identified as Catholic. While participants reported that they received sufficient education on providing care, the answers they provided about their experience in assisting with IADLs and the personal impact they experienced from caregiving highlighted the occupational imbalance they experience. These results indicate a need for occupational therapists to provide resources and education tailored to the caregivers themselves in conjunction to the interventions provided to the ones they care for.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Depositing User: | Institutional Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2022 03:41 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2024 21:55 |
| URI: | http://repository.stanbridge.edu/id/eprint/77 |
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