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Familismo and its impact on the family caregiving of Latinos with Alzheimer's Disease
— a complex narrative | | Author(s) | Caroline Rosenthal Gelman |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 36, no 1, January 2014 |
| Publisher | Sage, January 2014 |
| Pages | pp 40-71 |
| Source | roa.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Ethnic groups ; Family care ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Despite the long-held view that Latinos' value and reliance on family leads to greater involvement of extended family in caring for sick members and reduced perception of burden, some research reports low levels of social support and high levels of distress among Latino caregivers. The author explores this seeming discrepancy in a qualitative study of 41 Latino caregivers of family members with Alzheimer's disease (AD) interviewing them regarding the role of familism in their caregiving experience. For some it facilitates caregiving in the traditional, expected manner. Other caregivers disavow its current relevance. Yet others feel a contrast between familism, which they may value in a general, abstract way and more personal, immediate negative feelings they are experiencing from caregiving. The author discusses these complex, multidimensional findings, the variation among caregivers, and presents implications for practice, policy, and research. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626277 A |
| Classmark | EA: TK: P6:SJ: 3F: 7T |
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