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Adjusting to changes in the intergenerational care systems: Care for the elderly in Nigeria
| Resumo: | Caring for one another from birth to death is part of human endeavours. Parents take care of their children with the expectation that the children will reciprocate when the parents become old and frail. This inter-generational care arrangement is made possible by multigenerational co-dwelling. The transition from this co-dwelling arrangement to nuclear family living arrangements continues to create a care vacuum for the elderly. In light of this transformation, there is a need for an arrangement to ensure the care needs of the elderly are met. As it is in the West, would Nigerian elderly embrace the idea of care homes for the elderly if they do not get the necessary care from family caregivers? This is the underlying question this study attempts to answer. The study provides an in-depth examination of how elderly Nigerians perceive and navigate changes in intergenerational care systems. The findings from this cross-sectional survey open avenues for further investigation. A longitudinal approach might provide additional insights into how the perception changes over time. |
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| Autores principais: | Ajibola, Tunde Wahab |
| Assunto: | Elderly person -- Pessoa idosa Multigenerational co-dwelling Intergenerational care Reciprocidade -- Reciprocity Care homes Co-habitação multigeracional Cuidados intergeracionais Lares de idosos |
| Ano: | 2025 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | ISCTE |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório ISCTE |
| Resumo: | Caring for one another from birth to death is part of human endeavours. Parents take care of their children with the expectation that the children will reciprocate when the parents become old and frail. This inter-generational care arrangement is made possible by multigenerational co-dwelling. The transition from this co-dwelling arrangement to nuclear family living arrangements continues to create a care vacuum for the elderly. In light of this transformation, there is a need for an arrangement to ensure the care needs of the elderly are met. As it is in the West, would Nigerian elderly embrace the idea of care homes for the elderly if they do not get the necessary care from family caregivers? This is the underlying question this study attempts to answer. The study provides an in-depth examination of how elderly Nigerians perceive and navigate changes in intergenerational care systems. The findings from this cross-sectional survey open avenues for further investigation. A longitudinal approach might provide additional insights into how the perception changes over time. |
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