Date of Conferral

2023

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Psychology

Advisor

Ethel Perry

Abstract

AbstractBlack family caregivers have had to deal with many challenges while caring for ill family members during COVID-19. Black family caregivers have been burdened with caring for family members for generations, often without proper supervision, training, or support. In December 2019 Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, changed the world. The impact of COVID-19 on the American population has created many difficulties for Black family caregivers and their family members, including limited support, isolation, and financial disparities. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was exploring the caregiver burden among Black family caregivers during COVID-19. The research question for this study was “What is the lived experiences of caregiver burden in Black family caregivers caring for ill family members during COVID-19? Tamizi’s concept of caregiver burden acted as a guide for offering an understanding of the lived experiences of coping with caregiving. This study consisted of interviewing 8 Black family caregivers who have taken care of ill family members for at least 3 months during COVID-19. The data was collected using semi-structured interviews to analyze the use of common themes related to the lived experience of Black family caregiver burden caring for ill family members. It is the hope of this researcher that the results of this study contribute to creating positive social change and become a tool to assist Black family caregivers who are dealing with caregiver burden during COVID-19. A semi structured interview instrument was used for this research. The data I received was analyzed for common themes. It is the hope of this researcher that the result of this study contributes to creating positive social change of caregivers’ burden among Black family caregivers.

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