Elderly caregiving in Ghana: An exploration of family caregivers' perceptions

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dc.contributor.authorBrown, Laud A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-12T17:00:22Z
dc.date.available2015-10-12T17:00:22Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015-8-30en_US
dc.description.abstractProviding caregiving to elderly family members is very important across all cultures. A qualitative methodology using a phenomenological approach was used to guide the research in order to capture the perceptions of elderly caregivers in Ghana. The norm of reciprocity in social exchange theory was used as a framework to explore and understand caregivers perceptions of their roles as caregivers of their elderly family members and of their Pentecostal churches support for elderly caregiving. The researcher interviewed 20 Pentecostal church members who were family caregivers of their elderly relatives in Ghana. Semi-structured interviews were audio-taped, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed to determine themes. Three major themes emerged from the data: (1) reciprocity of personal obligations to provide caregiving to elderly family members, (2) reciprocity of financial support from the church for elderly caregiving, (3) reciprocity of services from the churches for elderly caregiving. The results of this study were compared to existing literature on elderly caregiving in Sub-Saharan Africa and conclusions were drawn. Limitations, implications, and recommendations for future research were discussed.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGillum, Nerissa L.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipArmstrong, Joyceen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipHwang, Shann Hwaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11274/7019
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectAgingen_US
dc.subjectAfrican studiesen_US
dc.subjectGerontologyen_US
dc.titleElderly caregiving in Ghana: An exploration of family caregivers' perceptionsen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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