Racial and ethnic factors in dementia care-giving research in the US

MP Aranda - Aging & Mental Health, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Providing assistance to a family member with Alzheimer's disease (AD), while typically an
expression of love and devotion, is often associated with declines in physical health and …

Well-being, appraisal, and coping in African-American and Caucasian dementia caregivers: Findings from the REACH study

WE Haley, LN Gitlin, SR Wisniewski… - Aging & mental …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Although there has been considerable interest in racial differences in family caregiving for
persons with dementia, most research to date has either ignored racial diversity or based …

Tailoring psychological interventions for ethnically diverse dementia caregivers.

D Gallagher-Thompson, W Haley, DL Guy… - … Science and Practice, 2003 - psycnet.apa.org
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are common disorders that widely affect older
adults of all races and ethnicities. Although there has been considerable research focusing …

Family caregiving to those with dementia in rural Alabama: Racial similarities and differences

JI Kosberg, AV Kaufman, LD Burgio… - Journal of Aging …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explored differences and similarities in the experiences of African American and
White family caregivers of dementia patients living in rural Alabama. This cross-sectional …

Improving care for ethnic minority elderly and their family caregivers across the spectrum of dementia severity

L Hinton - Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 2002 - journals.lww.com
As our elderly population becomes more ethnically diverse, there is a pressing need to
understand the unique challenges and opportunities this presents for research and service …

Racial, ethnic, and cultural differences in the dementia caregiving experience: Recent findings

MR Janevic, CM Connell - The gerontologist, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: This research reviewed studies that compare two or more racial, ethnic, national,
or cultural groups on aspects of the dementia caregiving experience. Design and Methods …

Racial, ethnic, and cultural differences in dementia caregiving: Review and analysis

CM Connell, GD Gibson - The Gerontologist, 1997 - academic.oup.com
This study provides a review and analysis of the empirical research published since 1985
that has examined the impact of race, culture, and/or ethnicity on the dementia caregiving …

Reviews: developing culturally sensitive dementia caregiver interventions: are we there yet?

AM Napoles, L Chadiha, R Eversley… - American Journal of …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite evidence of ethnic differences in family caregivers' experiences, the extent to which
caregiver interventions are culturally tailored to address these differences is unknown. A …

Emotional health of black and white dementia caregivers: a contextual examination

IC Williams - The Journals of Gerontology Series B …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this study was to examine emotional health (eg, depressive symptomatology)
among 295 Black and 425 White dementia caregivers. I selected caregivers from the …

Development and implementation of intervention strategies for culturally diverse caregiving populations

D Gallagher-Thompson, P Arean, D Coon… - … for family caregivers, 2000 - books.google.com
The purpose of this chapter is to discuss issues related to the development and
implementation of intervention programs for caregivers of culturally diverse backgrounds …