Distinguishing Abuse from Caregiving in Rural Nigeria: Older Adults' Perspectives.

IF 1.3 Q3 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2025-06-21 DOI:10.1007/s10823-025-09538-9

Tochukwu Jonathan Okolie, Patricia Uju Agbawodikeizu, Prince Chiagozie Ekoh, Ngozi Eucharia Chukwu

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Abstract

In Nigeria, older adults face numerous challenges that undermine their well-being and overall life satisfaction. These challenges include but are not limited to health challenges due to biological consequences of ageing, ageing stereotypes, abuse, and neglect. This study explored abuse of rural-dwelling older persons within informal caregiving settings, focusing on older adults' perspectives of some caregiving styles adopted by their caregivers. Data were obtained using semi-structured interviews with 16 older adults 60 years and above, in a rural community in Awgu Local Government Area (LGA), Enugu state. The data were analysed thematically. Findings revealed that some abusive behaviours that pass as appropriate caregiving styles include restricted movements, forcing older people to eat or take medications and collecting their money/properties. Most of the sampled older adults were found to have negative perceptions about these caregiving styles, while other participants downplayed them as a regular caregiving pattern. The study recommends that caregivers undergo training on appropriate styles for caring for their older adults in rural Nigeria.

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区分虐待和护理在尼日利亚农村：老年人的观点。

在尼日利亚，老年人面临着许多挑战，这些挑战破坏了他们的福祉和整体生活满意度。这些挑战包括但不限于由于衰老、对衰老的刻板印象、虐待和忽视的生物后果所造成的健康挑战。本研究探讨了农村居住老年人在非正式照料环境中的虐待问题，重点关注老年人对照料者所采用的一些照料方式的看法。数据通过对埃努古州奥古地方政府区（LGA）农村社区16名60岁及以上老年人的半结构化访谈获得。对数据进行了专题分析。调查结果显示，一些被认为是适当照顾方式的虐待行为包括限制活动，强迫老年人吃饭或服药，以及收取他们的钱/财产。大多数被调查的老年人对这些照顾方式持负面看法，而其他参与者则认为这是一种常规的照顾模式。该研究建议护理人员接受培训，了解照顾尼日利亚农村老年人的适当方式。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology is an international and interdisciplinary journal providing a forum for scholarly discussion of the aging process and issues of the aged throughout the world. The journal emphasizes discussions of research findings, theoretical issues, and applied approaches and provides a comparative orientation to the study of aging in cultural contexts The core of the journal comprises a broad range of articles dealing with global aging, written from the perspectives of history, anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, population studies, health/biology, etc. We welcome articles that examine aging within a particular cultural context, compare aging and older adults across societies, and/or compare sub-cultural groupings or ethnic minorities within or across larger societies. Comparative analyses of topics relating to older adults, such as aging within socialist vs. capitalist systems or within societies with different social service delivery systems, also are appropriate for this journal. With societies becoming ever more multicultural and experiencing a `graying'' of their population on a hitherto unprecedented scale, the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology stands at the forefront of one of the most pressing issues of our times.