Problem-Focused Coping: Skipped-Generation Caregivers Affected by HIV/AIDS in Vietnam
- Authors
- Harris, Lesley Maradik; Kim, Bum Jung
- Issue Date
- Aug-2014
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
- Keywords
- aging; Asia, South/Southeast; caregivers/caregiving; coping and adaptation; end-of-life issues; families, caregiving; HIV/AIDS; older people; research, cross-cultural; research, qualitative
- Citation
- QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH, v.24, no.8, pp 1048 - 1056
- Pages
- 9
- Journal Title
- QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
- Volume
- 24
- Number
- 8
- Start Page
- 1048
- End Page
- 1056
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/41590
- DOI
- 10.1177/1049732314541010
- ISSN
- 1049-7323
1552-7557
- Abstract
- In this article, we examine skipped-generation caregivers who foster their grandchildren orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Vietnam. We investigated the challenges facing this population and the ways in which grandparents handled their trials on behalf of their families. Specifically, how did caregivers make sense of their roles, and how did these meanings inform their coping strategies? We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with 21 older caregivers and 7 key informants and selected 5 caregivers from the sample to complete participant observations. The participants understood coping as problem-focused coping; for example, by considering a set of caregiving-related activities that included providing childcare, making money, borrowing money, cooking, and doing other daily chores. The voices of older caregivers must be a vital component to influence and inform service organizations and HIV sectors working in Vietnam. Based on a deeper understanding of the caregiving process, we outline implications for service development within the area of HIV caregiving.
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