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African American caregivers
— an exploration of pathways and barriers to a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease for a family member with dementia | | Author(s) | Travonia Hughes, Kenneth Tyler, Deborah Danner |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 8, no 1, February 2009 |
| Pages | pp 95-116 |
| Source | http://www.dem.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Black African ; Informal care ; Dementia ; Diagnosis ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Despite the significance of an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), African Americans are diagnosed in later stages of the disease and present with greater cognitive impairment at the time of diagnosis when compared to Euro-Americans. To this end, there exists a paucity of research on diagnostic pathways among African Americans with dementia. The present study examined the retrospective experiences of 17 African American caregivers who were given a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease for a family member with dementia. Participants completed face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Study findings revealed a complex interplay between the patient with dementia, entities that comprise their social support network, and clinicians. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090304206 A |
| Classmark | TKF: P6: EA: LK7: 3F: 7T |
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