https://doi.org/10.4081/qrmh.2017.6618

Cultural implications of filial obligation and the Asian Indian American family caregiver

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2017)
Submitted: 6 February 2017
Accepted: 23 March 2017
Published: 21 July 2017
Family caregiver, Asian Indian, Filial obligation, Cultural norms
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Paula K. Baldwin
baldwinp@wou.edu
Department of Communication Studies, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR, United States.
Natalie D. Pope
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States.
Adam D. Marks
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Family caregivers in young adulthood from different racial/ethnic groups represent an understudied population. Of this group, Asian Indians are a diverse and fast-growing immigrant population in the US and present unique challenges for health care providers. To illustrate factors influencing a young family caregiver from an under-represented racial/ethnic population, we report on the case of a 33 year-old American from an Asian Indian background who was a caregiver for his father with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH). With this case report, we illustrate that medical providers should attend to cultural norms of the family system, including family communication patterns, filial obligation, and decision-making.

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Paula K. Baldwin, Department of Communication Studies, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
Communication Studies, Assistant Professor
Natalie D. Pope, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Assistant Professor

College of Social Work

Adam D. Marks, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

MD, MPH

Department of Internal Medicine

How to Cite

Baldwin, Paula K., Natalie D. Pope, and Adam D. Marks. 2017. “Cultural Implications of Filial Obligation and the Asian Indian American Family Caregiver”. Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare 1 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/qrmh.2017.6618.

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