Family Caregiving to Those With Dementia in Rural Alabama
| Autor: | Jordan I. Kosberg, Fei Sun, Allan V. Kaufman, James D. Leeper, Louis D. Burgio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Rural Population
Gerontology Home Nursing media_common.quotation_subject Ethnic group Black People White People 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Denial Quality of life (healthcare) Cost of Illness Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Dementia Family 030212 general & internal medicine Demography media_common Community and Home Care African american White (horse) 030214 geriatrics business.industry Family caregivers Social Support medicine.disease Religion Caregivers Alabama Quality of Life Geriatrics and Gerontology business Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Aging and Health. 19:3-21 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6887 0898-2643 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0898264306293604 |
| Popis: | 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 survey used a caregiving stress model to investigate the interrelationships between caregiving burden, mediators, and outcomes. Random-digit-dialing telephone interviews were used to obtain data on a probability sample of 74 non-Hispanic White and 67 African American caregivers. White caregivers were more likely to be married and older, used acceptance and humor as coping styles, and had fewer financial problems. African American caregivers gave more hours of care, used religion and denial as coping styles, and were less burdened. The authors have developed a methodology for obtaining a representative sample of African American and White rural caregivers. Further investigations are needed of the interactions between urban/rural location and ethnic/racial backgrounds of dementia caregivers for heuristic and applied reasons. |
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