Is filial care for older adults in Nigeria threatened? Examining concerns from adult offspring providing care.

Autor: Ene J; Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. Electronic address: jacinta.ene@unn.edu.ng., Agwu P; Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria; Health Policy Research Group, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria; University of Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4HN, United Kingdom. Electronic address: prince.agwu@unn.edu.ng., Ekoh P; Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria; University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. Electronic address: princechiagozie.ekoh@unn.edu.ng., Okoye U; Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. Electronic address: uzoma.okoye@unn.edu.ng.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of aging studies [J Aging Stud] 2022 Dec; Vol. 63, pp. 101078. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 31.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2022.101078
Abstrakt: Filial care for older adults is a normative family practice in Nigeria, heralded by offspring. However, as families continuously evolve away from the extended structure to more nuclear setups, with women contesting traditional domestic roles, strong concerns about filial care are emerging. Our qualitative study investigated filial care using data elicited from 32 adult offspring in Enugu, Nigeria. Narratives reveal that filial care remains the most culturally acceptable and 'feasible' care option for older adults in Nigeria. Notwithstanding challenges constraining the efficiency of filial care, such as changing gender roles, an increase in the ages of adult offspring, uncooperative older adults, deplorable economic conditions, and living arrangements, filial care for older adults abound. Although contested, the paid care option within filial setup was reasonably considered by the participants as an important measure to address the challenges of filial care. In all, participants were unsure about the future of government assistance, hence there is a need to improve filial care by strategically adopting policy and programme directions, with social workers playing potentially pivotal roles.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest.
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