The experiences of caregivers for older persons among the Chinese in urban Kuching, Sarawak
In most parts of the world, people have in recent years been living longer lives. There are various reasons for this, including advancements in medical science and better living standards brought about by rising wealth and development of nation9 While this is invariably seen as a positive develop...
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| description | In most parts of the world, people have in recent years been living longer lives. There are
various reasons for this, including advancements in medical science and better living
standards brought about by rising wealth and development of nation9
While this is invariably seen as a positive development, and life expectancy at birth is
often used as a yardstick to measure a country's level of development, it nevertheless also
has a downside. As people grow older, many will also become frail especially in later
years. They will require aged-care facilities and end-of-life care, which may be provided
in their own homes or in special purpose-built facilities including retirement homes,
nursing homes and hospices.
Some will require caregiving, which refers to the process in which one or more persons
assist them to carry out activities of daily life (ADLs) such as getting out of bed, moving
around the home, washing and changing, eating and so on. Sometimes, the assistance
may extend to helping with activities such as shopping, financial transactions and similar
miscellaneous errands. A major stakeholder in caregiving for the elderly frail is a member of the famHy. This
could be a spouse, children, children-in-Iaw, sibling or some other closely related
member of the care recipient's family. |
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| spelling | unimas-130572025-06-23T02:56:22Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13057/ The experiences of caregivers for older persons among the Chinese in urban Kuching, Sarawak Chung, Raymond Chiun Han HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare In most parts of the world, people have in recent years been living longer lives. There are various reasons for this, including advancements in medical science and better living standards brought about by rising wealth and development of nation9 While this is invariably seen as a positive development, and life expectancy at birth is often used as a yardstick to measure a country's level of development, it nevertheless also has a downside. As people grow older, many will also become frail especially in later years. They will require aged-care facilities and end-of-life care, which may be provided in their own homes or in special purpose-built facilities including retirement homes, nursing homes and hospices. Some will require caregiving, which refers to the process in which one or more persons assist them to carry out activities of daily life (ADLs) such as getting out of bed, moving around the home, washing and changing, eating and so on. Sometimes, the assistance may extend to helping with activities such as shopping, financial transactions and similar miscellaneous errands. A major stakeholder in caregiving for the elderly frail is a member of the famHy. This could be a spouse, children, children-in-Iaw, sibling or some other closely related member of the care recipient's family. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2012 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13057/9/Raymond%20Chung%20Chiun%20Han%20ft.pdf Chung, Raymond Chiun Han (2012) The experiences of caregivers for older persons among the Chinese in urban Kuching, Sarawak. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS). |
| spellingShingle | HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare Chung, Raymond Chiun Han The experiences of caregivers for older persons among the Chinese in urban Kuching, Sarawak |
| title | The experiences of caregivers for older persons among the Chinese in urban Kuching, Sarawak |
| title_full | The experiences of caregivers for older persons among the Chinese in urban Kuching, Sarawak |
| title_fullStr | The experiences of caregivers for older persons among the Chinese in urban Kuching, Sarawak |
| title_full_unstemmed | The experiences of caregivers for older persons among the Chinese in urban Kuching, Sarawak |
| title_short | The experiences of caregivers for older persons among the Chinese in urban Kuching, Sarawak |
| title_sort | experiences of caregivers for older persons among the chinese in urban kuching, sarawak |
| topic | HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13057/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13057/9/Raymond%20Chung%20Chiun%20Han%20ft.pdf |