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040			_aAFVC
100			_aThaggard, Sandra _910962
245			_aBula vakavanua and the spiritual disruption of elder abuse : _ba Fijian perspective _cSandra Thaggard and El-Shadan Tautolo
260			_bPacific Health Dialog, _c2020
500			_aPacific Health Dialog, 2020, 21(6): 335-340
520			_aIntroduction: This article used a cultural lens to explore issues of elder abuse from a Fijian perspective. Fijian tradition of respect for the older adult is a priority and any mistreatment is viewed as a spiritual disconnection and most injurious to God, the land and the people; their ancestral foundations and traditional customs. Methods: The Fonofale model, as a pan-pacific approach was employed as a methodological paradigm to explore elements of abuse within a larger study of 50 Pacific Island elders from Pacific communities of Aotearoa, New Zealand. This article examines perceptions of abuse as seen from a Fijian perspective. Findings: The findings argue that all forms of abuse; physical, psychological, financial or neglect are seen as a spiritual disconnection to the very foundation of what it is to be Fijian, referred to as bula vakavanua - the Fijian way of life. Conclusion: Practitioners with the possibility of confronting situations of abuse may benefit from a cultural awareness programme, addressing the many different ways that abuse may be construed from within a culture other than the dominant one in society. (Authors' abstract). Record #7672
650			_aELDER ABUSE _9220
650			_aCULTURAL ISSUES _9177
650			_aFIJIAN PEOPLE _93943
650			_aPACIFIC PEOPLES _93408
650			_aPASIFIKA _9419
650			_aQUALITATIVE RESEARCH _9485
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
700			_aTautolo, El-Shadan _910959
773	0		_tPacific Health Dialog, 2020, 21(6): 335-340
830			_aPacific Health Dialog _910963
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.26635/phd.2020.639 _zDOI: 10.26635/phd.2020.639 (Open access)
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE _hpānui-111