Caring for Family Members Older Than 50 Years of Turkish and Northwest African Descent: The Meaning of Caregiving

Cancer Nursing
Ineke J van EechoudSofie Verhaeghe

Abstract

The first generation of immigrants to Belgium from Turkey and Northwest Africa are aging and at risk for developing cancer. Family members play an important role in both illness and old age. The objective of this study was to gain insight into experiences and perceptions of families with Turkish or Northwest African backgrounds who were caring for cancer patients older than 50 years in Flanders, Belgium. A qualitative research design with elements of constructivist grounded theory was used. Twenty-eight loosely structured interviews were conducted. Three researchers were involved in data analysis (researcher triangulation), and 6 conversations took place with experts. Cancer appeared to be a family matter. Caregiving had a strong moral meaning for all participants, particularly for children providing care to a parent. Caregiving could be described as "guiding": family members led the patient through, or familiarized the patient with, the healthcare system. There were strong differences in the extent to which family members believed they should provide care, as well as the kind of professional care considered desirable. Despite shared values of the importance of family and family caregiving, concrete ideas about caregiving diffe...Continue Reading

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