Acculturation in filial practices among U.S. Chinese caregivers

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 775-785

  Hsueh, Kuei Hsiang ^a   Hu, Jie ^b   Clarke Ekong, Sheilah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Caregiving, community based (home care); Caregiving, immigrants; Caregiving, informal; Chinese culture; Cultural competence; Families

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHINESE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ACCULTURATION; ASIAN AMERICANS; CAREGIVERS; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44149091927     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308318923     Document Type: Article

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