The perspectives of older Greek-Australians toward changes in the nature of family support: implications for family care policies
| Autor: | Catherine Hurley, Michael Tsianikas, Ruth Walker, Georgia Panagiotopoulos, Lareen Ann Newman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Gerontology
Male Aging in place Family support Culture Public policy Emigrants and Immigrants Interviews as Topic Nursing Medicine Humans Family Life-span and Life-course Studies Health policy Demography Aged Aged 80 and over Greece business.industry Health Policy Social change Australia Service provider Focus Groups Middle Aged Focus group Care in the Community Caregivers Female Patient Care business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of agingsocial policy. 25(4) |
| ISSN: | 1545-0821 |
| Popis: | Internationally, public policies encourage "aging in place," and the majority of older Australians requiring care in the community receive informal care, supplemented by publicly subsidized formal services. The effect of contemporary social changes on informal care in aging migrant communities is poorly understood. This articles explores the perceptions of older Greek-Australians toward changes in the nature of family support. Bicultural and bilingual researchers carried out in-depth interviews (n = 27) and five focus groups (n = 63 total participants) with older Greek-Australians in modern Greek. While "cultures of care" remain among Greek-Australian families, the means for a family to assist have shifted, and these compromises are met with considerable powerlessness among older Greek-Australians. Implications for policy include the need to better involve older migrants and their families in decisions about their care needs, potentially involving consumer-directed care models. Service providers may also need to adopt the use of new technologies to communicate with increasingly time-pressured family members. |
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