title: Going home: African-American caregiving for adult children with human immunodeficiency virus disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ferrell
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hodnicki
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Muller
mesh_terms: 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