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Caregiving, ethnicity and gender in Māori and non-Māori New Zealanders of advanced age: Findings from LiLACS NZ Kaiāwhina (Love and Support) study

Objective: This study investigates sex and ethnicity in relationships of care using data from Wave 4 of LiLACS NZ, a longitudinal study of Māori and non‐Māori New Zealanders of advanced age. Methods: Informal primary carers for LiLACS NZ participants were interviewed about aspects of caregiving. Data were analysed by gender and ethnic group of the LiLACS NZ participant. Results: Carers were mostly adult children or partners, and three‐quarters of them were women.

Tue, 09/10/2019 - 16:44

Caring women, shrewd strategies: the organizational dynamics of home health care

The AIDS epidemic is a driving force in the external policy environment, stimulating large-scale changes in health care organizations. Visiting Nurse Associations (VNAs), gendered organizations with a hundred year tradition of caring work in communities, responded to governmental initiatives with structural and functional changes. A case study of the development of the AIDS Care Program of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) offers a unique opportunity to explore the exercise of strategy as health policy is translated into organizational practice.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:12