Article
Sociocultural Determinants of Negative Emotions Among Dementia Caregivers in the United States and in Korea: A Content Analysis of Online Support Groups
Howard Journal of Communications
(2010)
Abstract
Despite the growing interest in Alzheimer's disease, issues of ethnicity and culture associated with dementia are still under-studied. In this study, particular attention was given to Korean caregivers who seem to suffer the most in terms of family burdens and emotional distress. Content analysis was performed on 798 messages posted to online support groups for dementia caregivers. The results indicated that Korean caregivers expressed more family burden (“impact on finance” and “sense of entrapment”) than U.S. caregivers. Also, the Korean caregivers expressed more negative emotions than the U.S. caregivers, and consequently sought more emotional support from online support groups than the U.S. caregivers.
Keywords
- dementia caregiving,
- emotional distress,
- online support group
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 26, 2010
DOI
10.1080/10646170903501195
Citation Information
Jina H. Yoo, Suahn Jang Cho and Taewoong Choi. "Sociocultural Determinants of Negative Emotions Among Dementia Caregivers in the United States and in Korea: A Content Analysis of Online Support Groups" Howard Journal of Communications Vol. 21 Iss. 1 (2010) p. 1 - 19 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/suahnjang-cho/13/