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Caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease
 — cultural differences in perceived caregiver burden in Guatemala and Rhode Island
Author(s)Rachel H Salguero, Robert Kohn, Luis F Salguero
Journal titleJournal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 13, no 3, 1998
Pagespp 229-240
KeywordsDementia ; Informal care ; Stress ; Cross cultural surveys ; Guatemala ; United States of America.
AnnotationCaregivers in Guatemala and Rhode Island (RI) were given a questionnaire exploring caregiver well-being, available support, traditional ideology, and more informal supports available, as compared with US caregivers. Guatemalan caregivers brought patients to a doctor sooner after the appearance of their first symptoms, and had poorer perceived health than US subjects, suggesting a higher level of caregiver burden. Cultural response bias, however, may not account for the difference in perceived health. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-990518214 A
ClassmarkEA: P6: QNH: 3KA: 7U6: 7T

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