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Caregiving for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorder (ADRD) can lead to adverse caregiver outcomes. Among the interventions for those with ADRDs are day care programs. The purposes of the present study were to: (1) assess the caregiver burden among caregivers whose relative attended a dementia-specific day center; and (2) examine gender and racial/ethnic differences in caregiver burden. Data were collected by family nurse consultants in 10 day centers in Southeastern Florida, between February 2015 and January 2016. The centers are run as part of an Alzheimer’s Community Care (ACC) intervention that operates under a comprehensive, community-based model of care. Caregiver burden was measured with the Zarit Burden Scale, which measures the caregiver’s self-perceptions of the burden providing care. Among 306 day center participants, 60% were aged 80 or older, 67% female, 51% non-Hispanic White, 27% African American/Black, and 22% Hispanic/Latino. Over 75% of enrollees scored in the severely cognitively impaired category on the Brief Interview for Mental Status. About 10% of caregivers reported severe burden followed by 29% moderate to severe, 42% mild to moderate and 19% little to no burden. Caregiver burden was not differentially associated with gender of the care recipient. In racial/ethnic differences, African American caregivers were the least burdened. Interactions indicated that caregivers to Hispanic women were more burdened whereas caregivers to White women were less burdened. Considering that caregivers of Hispanic/Latina women are at greater risk of burden, more research is needed to understand gender and racial/ethnic differences in caregiver burden. |
