Ethical Considerations for Health Care in Social Work in Jordan
What Could Bring Joy to Elderly Refugees in Times of Despair
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12901990 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sahar Al-Makhamreh (Al-Balqa Applied University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 409-423 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics and Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-6535 • E-ISSN: 1749-6543 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17496535.2019.1608455 |
| OpenAlex | W2943177673 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
Elderly refugees in Jordanian healthcare settings are a vulnerable group. Most of them come from a collectivist culture where family members are the main source of care. Many elderly refugees can no longer work as they did, and are in need of professional intervention from social workers who will take account of their cultural values and beliefs. This exploratory study seeks to understand the role that religion has in the lives of displaced elderly refugees and the impact of those perspectives on how they make sense of their circumstances. Using a qualitative design the methodology drew upon focus group discussions, semi-structured interviews and ethnographic participant observation in the gathering and analysis of data. The study highlights the important role that religious beliefs and values play both in maintaining and enhancing elderly refugee’s sense of community, security and mental well-being, and the fundamental importance of the same in their interactions with professionals. A key finding is that religious sensitivity and awareness are critical to good social work practice with religious elderly refugees from the Arab world. It is also suggested that the findings of this study can be transferred to other populations and age groups
Collectivism · Ethnography · Exploratory research · Focus group · Health care · Mental health · Participant observation · Political science · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Refugee · Social science · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology · Social Work
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |