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Learning the Meaning of Care: A Case Study in a Geriatric Home in Upper Egypt

Thomas Boggatz, MA, RN

Salam Center, Cairo, Egypt

Theo Dassen, PhD, RN, FEANS

Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

Geriatric care is a new phenomenon in Egypt. This study investigates how Egyptian caregivers experience their work and how they conceive its meaning. A qualitative case study in a geriatric home in Upper Egypt was conducted using structured interviews with 10 staff members and content analysis according to Mayring. Performing care required learning to overcome initial experiences of fear, disgust, and sexual taboo. Care was perceived as a laborious repetition. Its ideal form was described as a reaction to a demand combined with kind patience and a family-like relationship. Christian and female values allowed coping with experienced problems and alleviated conflicts between traditional gender roles and care of male residents. Traditional values helped to adapt to the requirements of providing care. Sexual taboos may reduce willingness to provide care, but traditional values may encourage caregivers.

Key Words: geriatric nursing • care • Egypt

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 17, No. 2, 155-163 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1043659605285409
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