Exploring Help-Seeking Behaviours: Perspectives of Adult-Child Caregivers

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dc.contributor.advisorHewson, Jennifer A.
dc.contributor.advisorLee, Yeonjung
dc.contributor.authorSamaha, Allegra Sonia
dc.contributor.committeememberLeslie, Myles
dc.contributor.committeememberFerrer, Ilyan
dc.date2019-06
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-21T16:15:53Z
dc.date.available2018-11-21T16:15:53Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-16
dc.description.abstractAs life expectancies increase, so does the rate of older adults diagnosed with dementia; most commonly, in the form of Alzheimer’s disease. An Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis not only impacts the person afflicted, but also people around them who take on the role of caregiver. The role of caregiving often falls on the shoulders of adult-children, who are simultaneously balancing their own life commitments with offering high quality, around the clock care. Many elements impact one’s caregiving experience, including sociodemographic factors such as gender, age, occupation and culture. As the formal service sector works to improve access to support, it is critical to understand the help-seeking behaviours of adult-child caregivers; moreover, in a country like Canada with an abundance of diversity, variations in help-seeking behaviours must be recognized. The purpose of this study was to explore the help-seeking behaviours of adult-children, caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease. This qualitative study utilized a multiple case study approach, and was guided by the Anderson Socio-Behavioral Model of Health Service Utilization (1995). Findings from six adult-child caregivers from hyphenated cultural backgrounds suggest that there may be universality to caregiver’s desires and determinants of help-seeking behavior. However, in terms of programs designed for their illness-afflicted parent, themes of linguistic diversity, trauma-sensitivity and culture matching between care providers and service users were presented as important strategies to promote help-seeking behaviours and service utilization. Implications for social work theory, research, practice and policy are presented.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSamaha, A. S. (2018). Exploring help-seeking behaviours: Perspectives of adult-child caregivers (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/34515en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/34515
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/109186
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultySocial Work
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectDementia
dc.subjectAlzheimer's disease
dc.subjectCaregiving
dc.subjecthelp-seeking
dc.subjectservice use
dc.subjectdiversity
dc.subject.classificationGerontologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationSocial Worken_US
dc.subject.classificationEthnic and Racial Studiesen_US
dc.subject.classificationIndividual and Family Studiesen_US
dc.titleExploring Help-Seeking Behaviours: Perspectives of Adult-Child Caregivers
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Social Work (MSW)
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