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The Experiences of African American Male Caregivers
Aging of the population has led to an increasing number of caregivers. While research has been conducted on caregiver experiences, less is known about the experiences of African American males in the U.S. This qualitative descriptive study describes the experiences of 13 African American men who act...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35206867 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020252 |
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author | Deskins, Barbara Pollard Letvak, Susan Kennedy-Malone, Laurie Rowsey, Pamela Johnson Bedini, Leandra Rhew, Denise |
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description | Aging of the population has led to an increasing number of caregivers. While research has been conducted on caregiver experiences, less is known about the experiences of African American males in the U.S. This qualitative descriptive study describes the experiences of 13 African American men who acted as caregivers to adult chronically ill or debilitated loved ones, the majority of whom provided care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The revised Sociocultural Stress and Coping Model (R-SSCM) guided this study. Individual interviews were conducted via the Zoom application. Content analysis revealed four themes: (1) “My time to take the reins”, (2) “It’s a male thang”, (3) “Caring amid a pandemic”, and (4) “Effects of the caregiver’s journey”. This study’s findings in relation to the literature provide overdue attention to the African American male caregiving experience, especially in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The implications of our findings include the need for more culturally congruent support services for African American male caregivers, as well as increased efforts to encourage trust in the healthcare system—especially in relation to vaccination for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. |
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spelling | pubmed-88718002022-02-25 The Experiences of African American Male Caregivers Deskins, Barbara Pollard Letvak, Susan Kennedy-Malone, Laurie Rowsey, Pamela Johnson Bedini, Leandra Rhew, Denise Healthcare (Basel) Article Aging of the population has led to an increasing number of caregivers. While research has been conducted on caregiver experiences, less is known about the experiences of African American males in the U.S. This qualitative descriptive study describes the experiences of 13 African American men who acted as caregivers to adult chronically ill or debilitated loved ones, the majority of whom provided care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The revised Sociocultural Stress and Coping Model (R-SSCM) guided this study. Individual interviews were conducted via the Zoom application. Content analysis revealed four themes: (1) “My time to take the reins”, (2) “It’s a male thang”, (3) “Caring amid a pandemic”, and (4) “Effects of the caregiver’s journey”. This study’s findings in relation to the literature provide overdue attention to the African American male caregiving experience, especially in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The implications of our findings include the need for more culturally congruent support services for African American male caregivers, as well as increased efforts to encourage trust in the healthcare system—especially in relation to vaccination for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. MDPI 2022-01-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8871800/ /pubmed/35206867 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020252 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Deskins, Barbara Pollard Letvak, Susan Kennedy-Malone, Laurie Rowsey, Pamela Johnson Bedini, Leandra Rhew, Denise The Experiences of African American Male Caregivers |
title | The Experiences of African American Male Caregivers |
title_full | The Experiences of African American Male Caregivers |
title_fullStr | The Experiences of African American Male Caregivers |
title_full_unstemmed | The Experiences of African American Male Caregivers |
title_short | The Experiences of African American Male Caregivers |
title_sort | experiences of african american male caregivers |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35206867 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020252 |
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