Going home: African-American caregiving for adult children with human immunodeficiency virus disease.
The caregiving literature has focused on European-American caregivers who are providing care to spouses or parents with Alzheimer's disease. The article reports ethnographic research exploring aspects of caregiving by rural African-American mothers for adult children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. Eight African-American mothers were interviewed to elicit cultural domains of caregiving. Two major domains were a personal relationship with God and God's will. Taken together, these domains framed the context in which African-American mothers understood HIV disease, provided care, and resolved the death of their adult child.
Boyle
J S
JS
School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
Ferrell
J A
JA
Hodnicki
D R
DR
Muller
R B
RB
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing*; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012067:Religion; D012423:Rural Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires