Abstract
This article focuses on the role of religion and spirituality in dementia caregiving among Vietnamese refugee families. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with nine Vietnamese caregivers of persons with dementia, then tape-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed for emergent themes. Caregivers related their spirituality/religion to three aspects of caregiving: 1) their own suffering; 2) their motivations for providing care; and 3) their understanding of the nature of the illness. Key terms or idioms were used to articulate spiritual/religious dimensions of the caregivers' experience, which included sacrifice, compassion, karma, blessings, grace, and peace of mind. In their narratives, the caregivers often combined multiple strands of different religions and/or spiritualities: Animism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Catholicism. Case studies are presented to illustrate the relationship between religion/spirituality and the domains of caregiving. These findings have relevance for psychotherapeutic interventions with ethnically diverse populations.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 139-160 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Hallym International Journal of Aging |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2008 |
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Keywords
- Caregiving
- Dementia
- Religion
- Spirituality
- Vietnamese
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aging
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
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Religious and spiritual dimensions of the Vietnamese dementia caregiving experience. / Hinton, W Ladson; Tran, Jane Nhauyen; Tran, Cindy; Hinton, Devon.
In: Hallym International Journal of Aging, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2008, p. 139-160.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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