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| Ethnic differences in social network help-seeking strategies among Latino and Euro-American dementia caregivers | | Author(s) | R Valle, A-M Yamada, C Barrio |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 8, no 6, November 2004 |
| Pages | pp 535-546 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; White people ; Dementia ; Informal care ; Social contacts ; Comparison ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A community sample of 89 caregiver-care-recipient pairs (39 Latinos, 50 Euro-Americans) was interviewed. Descriptive, bivariate and univariate analyses were conducted to examine ethnic differences in use of an informal social network for help with caregiving tasks. Caregiver experiences that may impact help-seeking behaviours such as perceived availability of support network, satisfaction with support received, and caregiver distress were also considered. Latino caregivers reported less help-seeking than did the Euro-American caregivers. Overall, ethnicity accounted for 16% of the variation in help-seeking behaviours, and also for a significant portion of the variation in most of the help-seeking characteristics examined, even after adjusting for socio-economic variables. In the multivariate model, the effects of ethnicity on help-seeking persisted, while the effects of other likely predictors did not. The size of the social network may not be synonymous with the seeking of support by caregivers. Likewise, Latino caregivers' higher levels of distress did not result in increased help-seeking behaviours. There remains a need to identify what other factors may contribute to the cultural variability in caregivers' use of informant support. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041216212 A |
| Classmark | TK: TKA: EA: P6: TOA: 48: 7T |
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