Dubus Nicole
1 Wheelock College, Boston, MA, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2017 Jun;36(6):733-750. doi: 10.1177/0733464815586060. Epub 2015 May 11.
Adult day care programs in the United States are seeing an increase in culturally diverse patients. The purpose of this study was to better understand the subjective experiences of staff and Cambodian refugees attending an adult day center in the United States that provides services focused on the cultural needs of the older adults, such as Cambodian food, activities, and Cambodian staff.
This is a qualitative study using grounded theory to analyze 10 individual interviews from staff members and 80 individual interviews from participants who attend an adult day care program for Cambodians in a city in the northeast United States.
Three primary themes emerged: The participants felt respected, there was a generational tension between the young staff and the participants, and the center acted as a cultural liaison between the medical providers and the participants.
美国的成人日托项目中，文化背景多样的患者数量在增加。本研究的目的是更好地了解工作人员以及参加美国一家成人日间护理中心的柬埔寨难民的主观体验，该中心提供针对老年人文化需求的服务，如柬埔寨食物、活动以及柬埔寨工作人员。
这是一项定性研究，运用扎根理论分析了来自工作人员的10份个人访谈以及来自美国东北部一个城市参加柬埔寨成人日托项目的参与者的80份个人访谈。
出现了三个主要主题：参与者感到受到尊重；年轻工作人员与参与者之间存在代际紧张关系；该中心充当了医疗服务提供者与参与者之间的文化联络人。
