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Korean American Caregivers: Who are they?

Jin H. Kim, PhD, RN

Elmhurst College

Saundra L. Theis, PhD, RN

University of Illinois at Chicago

Purpose: To describe the caregiving role in the Korean American family. Design: Descriptive study. Method: Thirty Korean American female caregivers were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire related to sociodemographic background, caregiving history, filial responsibility, family network, cognitive status, dependency level, job-caregiving conflict, family conflict, economic strain, and negative life-style changes. Findings: The Korean American caregivers were elderly wives who were sharing households only with their elderly husbands, and these women were low-income, unemployed, less educated, and regarded their caregiving activity as a final assignment of obligation and duty given to them as spouse. Discussion: The Korean traditional cultural norm of filial piety plays a significant role for caregiving activities among Korean American caregivers. Implication: Understanding cultural norms may enable health care providers to look below the surface even though caregivers may not express problems.

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 11, No. 4, 264-273 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/104365960001100404
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