Awareness and Attitudes of South Asian Family Caregivers in Dementia Care in Toronto| Chapter 7| Perspective of Recent Advances in Medical Research Vol. 5

 This study investigated awareness and the stances of South Asian Bangladeshi family caregivers toward dementia care.The study contained 45 family caregivers (>55 age) purposively for the face-to-face interviews 'tween February and March 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. The study used wheeled vehicle for hauling-structured questions and applied having a theme content analysis. Three main ideas emerged related to senility: a) caregivers' awareness of senility, b: awareness of prevention and situation and needs for dementia care, and c) caregivers' stances towards dementia. Many caregivers defined senility as memory misfortune and forgetfulness. They also seen anxiety, cavity, and aging were risk factors for senility, and dementia was an cannot be avoided and incurable disease. Moreover, many were ignorant of the appropriate health providers for diagnosing and directing dementia and of non-pharmacological care for senility. The caregivers perceived senility as a shameful ailment, and they would not go for a diagnosis even though they had risks for dementia and would conceal their dementia after disease. Many did not be going to be a caregiver for a person accompanying dementia related to previous family or family trait. Many caregivers confessed that training was owned by improve their information about dementia. There was a lack of knowledge about senility, its stop, and treatments among South Asian Bangladeshi classification caregivers. Dementia was associated with shame, and they had less interest in care for the person with senility. For the purpose of enhancing knowledge, lowering stigma, and including people in senility care, educational instruction in their native language is required.

Author(s) Details:

Qazi Shafayetul Islam,
Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services (BCS), 2899 Danforth Avenue, M4C1M2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Nasima Akter,
Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services (BCS), 2899 Danforth Avenue, M4C1M2, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Ameliorating the Impact of Caregiving through Supporting Family Caregivers of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Calabar, Nigeria | Chapter 4 | Current Topics in Medicine and Medical Research Vol.4

 

The high prevalence of HIV in Nigeria and the degree of incapacitation at the terminal stage of

HIV/AIDS dictate the need for supporting family caregivers, who provide the principal informal longterm

care, to an ill or disabled family member. This paper investigated the ameliorative measures for

reducing the impact of caregiver’s burden on caregivers of people living with AIDS (PLWHA) in

Calabar, Nigeria. The study utilized a mixed method with convergent design and purposive sampling

technique guided the recruitment and data collection processes. About 260 participants were recruited

in the study and SPSS Version 16.0 and NVivo8 software were used for data analysis. Finding

revealed a high level of burden which was supported by physical, social, emotional and financial

burden themes. Limited support in reference to financial assistance, paucity of information on practical

and coping skills, emotional support and lack of physical help with caregiving. A significant

relationship (Chi-square value of 25.1, P< 0.05) between availability of support and caregivers burden

was obtained. With about 130,000 new HIV infection in Nigeria, more family members will take–up

caregiving role without adequate preparation to ameliorate caregiver’s burden. The development of

policies by Government which address the relief of the burden should be promulgated as well as the

institution of counseling services by national and international health organizations.

Author (s) Details

Ekaete Francis Asuquo

Department of Nursing Science, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.

Prisca Adejumo

Department of Nursing Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Margaret I. Akpan

Department of Public Health, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.

P. A. Akpan-Idiok

Department of Nursing Science, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.

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