‘Caring for Him Makes Me More Sensitive, like a Kind of Prayer’: Intimate Physical Care for Aging Family Members with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Religious Muslim and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Societies

This study explores social dynamics of aging family members providing intimate physical care to relatives with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in ultra-Orthodox Jewish and Arab communities in Israel. In-depth interviews with 16 family caregivers revealed three key themes: (1) intim...

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Main Authors: Alon Zamir, Rabab Awad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2025-03-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
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Online Access:https://account.sjdr.se/index.php/su-j-sjdr/article/view/1193
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