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Tam, Sandra; Neysmith, Sheila – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2006
Based on a qualitative study of home care workers, this paper aims to understand elder abuse of Chinese Canadians. The findings show disrespect is the key form elder abuse takes in the Chinese community. As a culturally specific form of abuse, disrespect remains invisible under categories of elder abuse derived from a Western cultural perspective.…
Descriptors: Social Isolation, Elder Abuse, Foreign Countries, Older Adults
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Tannenbaum, Cara; Labrecque, Danielle; Lepage, Christiane – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2005
This work seeks to identify factors that facilitate or diminish care-providers' propensity to improve continence care in long-term care (LTC) settings. We conducted a cross-sectional qualitative study using focus group methodology in four long-term care institutions in Montreal, QC. Forty-two nurses, nursing assistants, and orderlies caring for…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Health Personnel, Health Services, Foreign Countries