title: Family Caregiving for Immigrant Seniors Living With Heart Disease and Stroke: Chinese Canadian Perspective.
abstract: Heart disease and stroke are two leading causes of death and disability among older Canadians. Family support and caregiving are crucial to the positive functional recovery and psychological well-being of heart disease and stroke survivors. Based on focus groups and individual interviews with Chinese family caregivers in the Canadian province of Ontario, we explored the caregiver's experience, including the challenges, needs, and service gaps in providing care for immigrant seniors with heart disease and stroke. We found that caregiving practices and the strategies used to cope with caregiving challenges varied by gender, ethnicity, age, and length of migration. We provide recommendations for narrowing the gaps in caregiving at the end of the article.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Sociology , University of Lethbridge , Lethbridge , Alberta , Canada.
authors.forename: Lichun Willa
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: b Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy , University of Lethbridge , Lethbridge , Alberta , Canada.
authors.forename: Susan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: McDaniel
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002170:Canada; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology