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Rural grandparenting: A Wellness approach

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Submitted   Jul 3, 2022
Published   Aug 10, 2022
Issue    Vol 4 No 2 (2022)
DOI   10.25082/SWSW.2022.02.001

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Tamara Woods corresponding author
School of Social Work, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC 28301, USA

Abstract

The study examined the experiences of African American grandmothers living in rural settings providing care to their grandchildren, in the mist of their own chronic health issues. The study explored the health, physical functioning, well-being, support, and resources of these grandmothers. The custodial grandmothers reported challenges and needs which included their own health issues, lack of support, financial concerns, transportation and childcare issues.   The findings revealed that developing health education programs and other formal supports focusing on health, and resources have a positive effect on the grandmother’s perceptions regarding their health and support.

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rural grandparenting, grandparent caregivers, kinship care, grandparent health, Wellness theory

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Woods, T. (2022). Rural grandparenting: A Wellness approach. Social Work and Social Welfare, 4(2), 216-222. https://doi.org/10.25082/SWSW.2022.02.001
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