Chapter 19: Cultural Differences
Overview :
Cultural factors in ageing
- Needs of the elderly
- Managing different behaviours
Description:
Nurses who care for people from a cultural background different from their own should recognise that certain characteristics are ascribed to people simply by virtue of their being identified with a particular ethnic group. The aim of this chapter is to aid nurses to be sensitive, reach out to elderly people, become aware of their psychological and cultural difficulties and help them to maintain a sense of well‐being in a foreign culture.
Topics:
- Introduction
- Cultural factors in ageing
- Health-related cultural contexts
- Needs of the elderly
- Managing different behaviours
- General comments
- Recently arrived residents
- Anxious people
- Depressed people
- Suicidal people
- Angry people
- Conclusion
Speaker / Author:
Alex Yui‐huen Kwan
Alex is a professor at the Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong. He is an active researcher in the gerontology field and has published journal articles on elderly suicide, elderly abuse, attitudes towards older people, caregiver behaviour, and comparative studies on ageing. Alex is the author of several books (mainly in Chinese) on the social and psychological care of the aged, and has also edited several practical work manuals and training manuals on these subjects.
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