Terry A Badger1, Alla Sikorskii2, Chris Segrin3. 1. College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Electronic address: tbadger@email.arizona.edu. 2. Department of Psychiatry and Department of Statistics and Probability, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 3. Department of Communication, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To discuss contextual factors (barriers to accessing health care, immigration issues, minority stress, low education/income, challenging employment environments) and cultural values (familism, espíritu, confianza, marianismo, machismo) of Hispanic caregivers that may influence the caregiving experience. DATA SOURCES: Literature, research. CONCLUSION: Hispanic caregivers, like non-Hispanic caregivers, experience poor health during caregiving and have unmet needs for information and emotional support. Few evidence-based supportive care interventions are currently available, and more should be developed and tested for this growing population of Hispanic caregivers. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses should assess both contextual factors and cultural values as part of treatment planning for quality cancer care.
OBJECTIVES: To discuss contextual factors (barriers to accessing health care, immigration issues, minority stress, low education/income, challenging employment environments) and cultural values (familism, espíritu, confianza, marianismo, machismo) of Hispanic caregivers that may influence the caregiving experience. DATA SOURCES: Literature, research. CONCLUSION: Hispanic caregivers, like non-Hispanic caregivers, experience poor health during caregiving and have unmet needs for information and emotional support. Few evidence-based supportive care interventions are currently available, and more should be developed and tested for this growing population of Hispanic caregivers. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses should assess both contextual factors and cultural values as part of treatment planning for quality cancer care.
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