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Adult Caregiving among American Indians: The Role of Cultural Factors
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Goins, R. Turner; Spencer, S. Melinda; McGuire, Lisa C.; Goldberg, Jack; Wen, Yang; Henderson, Jeffrey A. – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: With a sample of American Indian adults, we estimated the prevalence of adult caregiving, assessed the demographic and cultural profile of caregivers, and examined the association between cultural factors and being a caregiver. This is the first such study conducted with American Indians. Design and Methods: Data came from a…
Descriptors: American Indians, Caregivers, Cultural Influences, Role
Financial Exploitation and Psychological Mistreatment among Older Adults: Differences between African Americans and Non-African Americans in a Population-Based Survey
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Beach, Scott R.; Schulz, Richard; Castle, Nicholas G.; Rosen, Jules – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: To examine racial differences in (a) the prevalence of financial exploitation and psychological mistreatment since turning 60 and in the past 6 months and (b) the experience--perpetrator, frequency, and degree of upset--of psychological mistreatment in the past 6 months. Design and methods: Random digit dial telephone recruitment and…
Descriptors: African Americans, Racial Differences, Marital Status, Incidence
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Latino Elders with Dementia or Cognitive Impairment without Dementia and Factors that Modify Their Association with Caregiver Depression
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Hinton, Ladson; Haan, Mary; Geller, Sue; Mungas, Dan – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine neuropsychiatric symptom frequency and intensity in demented and cognitively impaired but not demented Latino elderly persons, evaluate whether overall neuropsychiatric symptom intensity is associated with higher levels of caregiver depression, and identify factors that modify the relationship…
Descriptors: Dementia, Older Adults, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)