Vietnamese Adult-Child and Spousal Caregivers of Older Adults in Houston, Texas: Results from the Vietnamese Aging and Care Survey (VACS)

Christina E. Miyawaki, Nai Wei Chen, Oanh L. Meyer, Mindy Thy Tran, Kyriakos S. Markides

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Abstract

Vietnamese are the largest Asian ethnic group in Houston, Texas; however, research on this population is scarce. To address this dearth of knowledge, we developed the Vietnamese Aging and Care Survey. The objective of the study was to explore the sociodemographic and health characteristics of Vietnamese adults aged 65 years and older (n = 132) and their family caregivers (n = 64). Adult-child caregivers (n = 41) were aged between 21 and 65 years old. The majority were married, working, female, and in good to excellent health. Spousal caregivers (n = 23) were between 57 and 82 years old, retired, female, and in fair to good health. Adult children received more caregiving-related help from others compared to spousal caregivers; however, they felt more caregiver burden, had more perceived stress, and were in challenging relationships with care recipients. Differences in life stages of adult-child versus spousal caregivers may contribute to these results. Implications are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5-18
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Gerontological Social Work
Volume63
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 17 2020

Keywords

  • Vietnamese
  • adult children
  • caregiver
  • filial piety
  • spousal caregiver

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • Nursing (miscellaneous)

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