Abstract
This study identifies the risk and protective factors associated with informal caregiving by older (≥70 years) Mexican Americans and profiles caregiving arrangements. Overall, a greater number of informal caregivers (n = 92) were married and female. They also had higher physical functioning and better cognition than non-caregivers (n = 1,888) but fewer visited a physician regularly. Informal caregivers also showed an increased risk of depressive symptoms. A third of caregivers spent more than 20 h/day caregiving and the majority (84%) of care recipients were family members. In order to support the efforts of this disproportionately burdened caregiver group, increased social support and healthcare services are needed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 61-72 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Community Mental Health Journal |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2013 |
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Keywords
- Cognition
- Depression
- Informal caregiving
- Mexican Americans
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Health(social science)
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Psychosocial and cognitive health differences by caregiver status among older Mexican Americans. / Herrera, Angelica P.; Mendez-Luck, Carolyn A.; Crist, Janice D.; Smith, Matthew Lee; Warre, Ruth; Ory, Marcia G.; Markides, Kyriakos.
In: Community Mental Health Journal, Vol. 49, No. 1, 02.2013, p. 61-72.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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