Community resource referral needs among African American dementia caregivers in an urban community: a qualitative study

EM Abramsohn, J Jerome, K Paradise, T Kostas… - BMC geriatrics, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background African American caregivers of community-residing persons with
dementia are mostly unpaid and have high rates of unmet basic and health needs. The …

CommunityRx: Optimizing a community resource referral intervention for minority dementia caregivers

EM Abramsohn, KM Paradise… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Community resource referral systems have been implemented into care settings that serve
persons with dementia but with little input from caregivers. Focus groups were conducted …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with unmet needs among African-American dementia care providers

PJ Desin, AM Caban-Holt, EL Abner… - … of gerontology & …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Racial and ethnic minorities currently comprise 20% of the US population; in 2050, this
figure is expected to rise to 42%. As a result, Alzheimer's disease (AD), the 5 th leading …

Ethnic variations in dementia caregiving experiences: Insights from focus groups

BG Vickrey, TL Strickland, LJ Fitten… - … American Behavior in …, 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
The proportion of minority elders with dementia in the United States is projected to rise
substantially. This study elicited perceptions of the caregiving experience from informal …

Describing providers' perspectives on the needs and challenges of family caregivers of African American people living with dementia

A Dimtsu Assfaw, KM Reinschmidt… - Home Health Care …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the needs and challenges of African
American family caregivers of People living with dementia (PLWD) from the perspective of …

Who's helping whom? Examination of care arrangements for racially and ethnically diverse people living with dementia in the community

LJ Parker, C Fabius - Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To address notions around care arrangements for Black and Hispanic people
living with dementia (PLwD), the study examined if racial and ethnic differences exist for …

Providing care for persons with dementia in rural communities: Informal caregivers' perceptions of supports and services

A Gibson, SD Holmes, NL Fields… - … of gerontological social …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Dementia is one of the costliest and most time-consuming diseases among older persons.
Although informal caregivers provide the majority of care for persons with dementia, little is …

Alone and confused: Community-residing older African Americans with dementia

DF Edwards, JC Morris - Dementia, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite significant increases in the number of adults who live alone, little is known about
adults with cognitive impairment who live without co-resident caregivers. In this study, we …

Assessing culturally tailored dementia interventions to support informal caregivers of people living with dementia (PLWD): a scoping review

AD Assfaw, KM Reinschmidt, TA Teasdale… - Journal of Racial and …, 2024 - Springer
The review aimed to identify and describe dementia care interventions and programs that
are culturally tailored to support racial and ethnic minority informal caregivers of community …

Cultural and social factors in care delivery among African American caregivers of persons with dementia: A scoping review

U Idorenyin Imoh, T Charity - Gerontology and Geriatric …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Cultural and social factors significantly influence the care provided to persons with
dementia. This scoping review aimed to map emerging evidence on the influence of cultural …