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Katanyu Katavedi And Caregiving For Frail Elderly Parents: The Perspectives Of Thai Families In Metropolitan Bangkok, Thailand, จิราพร เกศพิชญวัฒนา Sep 1999

Katanyu Katavedi And Caregiving For Frail Elderly Parents: The Perspectives Of Thai Families In Metropolitan Bangkok, Thailand, จิราพร เกศพิชญวัฒนา

Journal of Nursing Research, Innovation, and Health

This study aimed to explicate and define Thai traditional cultural value of katanyu \nkatavedi in relation to caregiving for frail elderly parents from the perspectives of Thai families in Metropolitan Bangkok. A qualitative method, social setting analysis (Lofland & Lofland, 1995) was used by interviewing and observing 15 adult children who took care of \ntheir frail elderly parents. The concept of katanyu katavedi in relation to caregiving for elderly parents is structured by three dimensions which included bun khun of parents: total \nbenefits of parents have bestowed upon children, katanyu the sense of gratitude towards \nparents, and katavedi : the …