Conducting gender-sensitive needs assessment. The case of caregivers needs.

ABSTRACT

The goal of the paper is to summarize the experiences and provide recommendations concerning the methods of a needs assessment. It aims to provide arguments for re-considering the evaluation design with respects to gender-sensitive topics. Findings from previous studies on caregivers´ needs may be biased due to the gender stereotype when caregivers are perceived as females. Such bias in perception has its roots in statistics showing that females represent the majority among caregivers. However, the dominance of the “female agenda” of caregiving cannot justify the neglect of specific needs that male caregivers have. Methodology of needs assessment, i.e., identification of the gap between current and optimal conditions for provided care was used. Such approach is crucial for gender-sensitive assessment because it enables to identify the so-called unconscious needs. Available results indicate that the combination of risk factors and needs differs between female and male caregivers.

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