scholarly journals COVID-19 and female immigrant caregivers in Spain: Cohabiting during lockdown

2021 ◽  
pp. 135050682110175
Author(s):  
Rocío de Diego-Cordero ◽  
Lorena Tarriño-Concejero ◽  
María Ángeles Lato-Molina ◽  
Mª Ángeles García-Carpintero Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Domestic Workers ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Female Immigrant ◽  
The Family ◽  
American Immigrant ◽  
Female Immigrants ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Depth Interviews

From a gender perspective, female immigrant domestic caregivers have been particularly impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic: first, as female immigrants, and second, due to their work within the domestic care sector, which has been so badly affected in this pandemic. This study investigates the emotions and experiences of 15 female Latin American immigrant domestic workers, caregivers in five Andalusian cities (Seville, Cádiz, Málaga, Huelva and Córdoba) (Spain) who were cohabiting with their employees/patients during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, using qualitative research through in-depth interviews and life stories. The results show the moral debt accrued by the caregivers with the family who employ them, while worsening the physical and psychological health of many of the caregivers, due to both work overload and fear of the global pandemic.

Filipino Domestic Workers and Their Capacity Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 824-841
Author(s):  
Jennifer Loh ◽  
Alicia F. Estrellado
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Domestic Workers ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study explored the day-to-day experiences of female Filipino domestic workers in Singapore, including their working conditions, employee–employer relationships, and psychological health. In-depth interviews were conducted with 18 women. Using grounded theory, the emergent themes revealed high levels of variation, both within and between women, suggesting that the quality of domestic workers’ lives depends largely on the personal characteristics of their employers or the workers themselves, rather than on any system of protection. More importantly, participants displayed positive and resilient coping strategies which enabled them to thrive despite restrictive circumstances. Implications pertaining to capabilities and empowerment development were discussed.

scholarly journals Strategies for Young College Teachers' Self-Realization

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-329
Author(s):  
Dmitriy Ushakov
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Adaptive Strategies ◽  
Adaptive Strategy ◽  
Study Strategies ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Sociological Studies ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Young Teachers

The research into social peculiarities, structure, and mechanisms of young teachers' self-realization is a relevant issue in modern sociological studies. The present paper features professional strategies that self-realization patterns. The research objective was to study strategies for professional self-realization employed by young teaching personnel of colleges. It was based on an authentic hybrid research complex, which included a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques: methods of included observation, in-depth interviews, expert interviews, and content analysis of regulatory documents. The analysis revealed three types of adaptive strategies for professional self-realization of young teachers: Strategy of Success, Strategy of Remonstrative Self-Realization, and Strategy of Forced Self-Realization. The article emphasizes the connection between social prosperity and the chosen strategy. Adaptive strategies force young teachers to comply with expectations of their social environment, which disagrees with the concept of self-realization. The humanistic non-adaptive strategy based on a free choice of patterns and modes of the teacher's work, which makes it possible to preserve physical and psychological health and save human resources.

scholarly journals Lived Experiences of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10958
Author(s):  
Montserrat Venturas ◽  
Judith Prats ◽  
Elena Querol ◽  
Adelaida Zabalegui ◽  
Núria Fabrellas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Latin American Countries

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many hospitalized patients and deaths worldwide. Coronavirus patients were isolated from their relatives and visits were banned to prevent contagion. This has brought about a significant change in deeply rooted care habits in Mediterranean and Latin American countries where the family normally accompanies vulnerable hospitalized patients. The aim of this qualitative study was to examine the hospitalization experience of COVID-19 patients and their family members. A phenomenological qualitative approach was used. Data collection included inductive, in-depth interviews with 11 COVID-19 hospitalized patients. The mean age of patients was 55.4 years and 45% were female. Nearly 50% required Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission. Ten meaningful statements were identified and grouped in three themes: Positive and negative aspects of the care provided, the patient’s perspective, and perception of the experience of the disease. In conclusion, COVID-19 patients, aware of the severity of the pandemic, were very adaptable to the situation and had full confidence in health professionals. Patient isolation was perceived as necessary. Technology has helped to maintain communication between patients and relatives.

scholarly journals The Current Health and Wellbeing of the Survivors of the Rana Plaza Building Collapse in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 2342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Humayun Kabir ◽  
Myfanwy Maple ◽  
Md Shahidul Islam ◽  
Kim Usher
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Building Collapse ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Emotional Outcomes ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study aims to identify the ongoing physical and psychological health vulnerabilities of the readymade garment (RMG) factory workers involved in the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013, along with their experiences within the current socioeconomic and political contexts of Bangladesh. Seventeen Rana Plaza survivors participated in unstructured, face-to-face, in-depth interviews. Interviews were thematically analyzed using Haddon’s matrix to examine pre-event, event, and post-event injury experiences. The collapse of the Rana Plaza building resulted in significant physical and emotional trauma for those who survived the event. The majority of the participants were forced to attend work on the day of the collapse. Participants reported physical health complaints related to bone injuries/fractures and amputation, severe headache, kidney problems, and functional difficulties. In addition to the reported physical health issues, the participants revealed psychological health issues including trauma, depression and suicidal ideation, sleep disorders, anxiety, and sudden anger. Participants described barriers to their potential for re-employment in the RMG sector and outlined their limited access to free healthcare for follow-up treatment. Those who survived the collapse of the Rana Plaza building continue to experience significant adverse physical and emotional outcomes related to the disaster. Yet, they have little recourse to ensure the availability of adequate health care and rehabilitation. Given the international reliance on the Bangladeshi RMG industry, continued pressure to ensure care is provided for these survivors, and to reduce the risk of future disasters, is necessary.

scholarly journals Health and Quality of Life of Family and Professional Caregivers of Dependent Elderly: A Comparative Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Noelia Flores ◽  
Cristina Jenaro ◽  
Lourdes Moro ◽  
Raluca Tomşa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
The Family ◽  
Social Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Dependent Elderly

The work presented aims to analyze the similarities and differences in health and quality of life of family caregivers and professionals serving seniors in a position of dependency. Specifically, the results presented were obtained from the evaluation of 600 caregivers, of which 33.83% are family and 66.17% are professionals, to determine their burden or stress experienced, as well as their physical and psychological health and their overall, work, family and social quality of life. The results indicate that there are differences between the two groups of caregivers. The family caregivers have higher levels of overload and have poorer physical and psychological health as a result of their tasks. Professional caregivers experience greater satisfaction with life in general and in other factors such as work, family and social relationships. Finally, this justifies the need to implement interventions to improve the health of caregivers.

POLITICAL PARTIES, IMMIGRATION, AND PANETHNICITY

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 665-684
Author(s):  
G. Cristina Mora
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
The United States ◽  
Civic Organizations ◽  
Community Identification ◽  
American Immigrant ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractMost studies on panethnicity have focused on the United States, leaving researchers with little understanding of how it becomes institutionalized in areas with different racial politics and histories. Drawing on fifty-two in-depth interviews with Latin American immigrant leaders, political party operatives, and bureaucrats, in addition to fourteen weeks of participant observation, I examine the establishment of panethnic Latino coalitions in the Barcelona, Spain, which has witnessed a sharp increase in Latin American migration. I argue that unlike in the United States, in Spain political parties play a critical role in establishing panethnic coalitions. They do so by enabling the development of panethnic civic organizations that they hope will be politically loyal to them. Latin American immigrant leaders respond to these efforts by cooperating with parties while also resisting political pressure. Specifically, immigrant leaders forge networks with one another that cross party lines, use media to promote the nonpartisan aspects of panethnicity, and construct cultural and instrumental narratives about panethnic unity. These strategies help immigrant leaders weather political shifts and make panethnicity seem to have arisen organically. Panethnicity is forged as a strategic, cultural, and experiential form of community identification precisely through this interaction between parties, immigrant leaders, and media. Implications for understanding how panethnicity becomes institutionalized and avenues for further international research on panethnicity are discussed.

Financial Crisis and Migrant Domestic Workers in Spain: Employment Opportunities and Conditions during the Great Recession

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 1209-1229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zenia Hellgren ◽  
Inmaculada Serrano
Keyword(s):  
Great Recession ◽  
Domestic Workers ◽  
Job Destruction ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
The Family ◽  
Job Conditions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Female Migrant ◽  
Migrant Domestic Workers

This article explores the impact of the Great Recession on migrant domestic workers in Spain. We argue that the domestic service sector’s relative resistance to job destruction has transformed it to some extent into a refuge activity for unemployed women from other sectors, both migrants and native Spanish workers. This leads to intensified competition over jobs and increasing stratification among domestic workers, with serious consequences both for migrant women’s opportunities to make a living in Spain and for their migration projects at an international level. Based on 90 in-depth interviews with female migrant domestic workers and stakeholders, we find that this group of workers has been seriously affected by unemployment, underemployment, and worsened job conditions. As a consequence, new and already settled migrants find the chances to gain their livelihood in Spain substantially reduced, and many of those who migrated in order to support the family back home through remittances, or to save some money and eventually return, are at present unable to do so.

scholarly journals Health and Quality of Life of Family and Professional Caregivers of Dependent Elderly: A Comparative Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Noelia Flores ◽  
Cristina Jenaro ◽  
Lourdes Moro ◽  
Raluca Tomşa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
The Family ◽  
Social Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Dependent Elderly

The work presented aims to analyze the similarities and differences in health and quality of life of family caregivers and professionals serving seniors in a position of dependency. Specifically, the results presented were obtained from the evaluation of 600 caregivers, of which 33.83% are family and 66.17% are professionals, to determine their burden or stress experienced, as well as their physical and psychological health and their overall, work, family and social quality of life. The results indicate that there are differences between the two groups of caregivers. The family caregivers have higher levels of overload and have poorer physical and psychological health as a result of their tasks. Professional caregivers experience greater satisfaction with life in general and in other factors such as work, family and social relationships. Finally, this justifies the need to implement interventions to improve the health of caregivers.

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