Black Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients Less Likely to Be Depressed

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
JOYCE FRIEDEN
Keyword(s):  
Black Caregivers

scholarly journals Adult Day Service Use Decreases Likelihood of Depressive Symptoms Among Black Dementia Caregivers

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 618-618
Author(s):  
Lauren Parker ◽  
Laura Gitlin
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Caregiver Training ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Adult Day Services ◽  
Black Caregivers ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Day Services ◽  
Intervention Trials

Abstract Black Americans are more likely than others to age with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in the community and rely on family members for support. Despite reported positive aspects of caregiving, Black caregivers report greater need for daytime respite and caregiving support. Little is known regarding the health-promoting benefits of daytime respite, like adult day services (ADS), among Black caregivers. Using a sample of 190 Philadelphia-area Black caregivers for community-living persons with dementia, pooled from two behavioral intervention trials: Advancing Caregiver Training and Care of Persons with Dementia in their Environments, the study examined the association between ADS use and depressive symptoms. About 36% of the caregivers used adult day services for their family member with AD. Controlling for demographic variables, social support, self-rated health, religious coping, caregiver burden, and number of years caregiving Black caregivers who utilized ADS had lower depressive symptoms (β= -1.60, p<.05) relative not using ADS.

Racial Regard and Physical Health Among Low-Income Black Caregivers of Children With and Without Asthma

2021 ◽  
pp. 009579842110596
Author(s):  
Rachel L. Holder ◽  
Marcia A. Winter ◽  
Jessica Greenlee ◽  
Akea Robinson ◽  
Katherine W. Dempster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Black Parents ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Black Caregivers ◽  
Children With Asthma ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Public Regard

The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between child health, parent racial regard, and parent physical health in 87 African American and Black parents/caregivers of children with and without asthma from a low-income, under-resourced urban area. Participants completed the Private and Public Regard subscales of the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI) and 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12). Parents of children with asthma reported having poorer physical health, while those with higher public and private racial regard reported better physical health. The association between public regard and physical health was surpassed by an interaction of child asthma status and public regard: as public regard decreased, so did physical health, but only for parents raising a child with asthma. Findings suggest that the stresses associated with raising a child with chronic illness and perceiving lower public racial regard may together confer additional risk for poor physical health in African American and Black parents.

Racial Group Responses to Work and Parent Care

1993 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viola M. Lechner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Racial Group ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Physical Strain ◽  
Environmental Support ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Black Caregivers ◽  
Formal Services ◽  
Employed Caregivers

Utilizing stress theories, the author compared the experiences of 113 black and white employees who worked full time and cared for frail parents. Findings revealed that both racial groups had similar caregiving demands and similar levels of personal, social, work, mental, and physical strain. Their sources of environmental support varied. Black employed caregivers felt closer to their parents, whereas white employed caregivers received more assistance in the workplace. The parents of the black caregivers received more formal services. Black caregivers had less disposable income and were less likely to be married. Within-group comparisons indicated that work interferences (late arrivals, early departures, unscheduled days off, and excessive personal telephoning) significantly predicted more fragile mental health for whites and more fragile physical health for blacks. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Antihypertensive use and adherence and blood pressure stress response among black caregivers and non-caregivers

2003 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 266-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jalpa A Doshi ◽  
Ilene H Zuckerman ◽  
Sandra J Picot ◽  
Jackson T Wright ◽  
Elizabeth E Hill-Westmoreland
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Black Caregivers ◽  
Pressure Stress

scholarly journals “Doing Our Part”: What Motivates Black Family Engagement in an After-School Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 44-69
Author(s):  
Amanda S. Case
Keyword(s):  
Black Family ◽  
Family Engagement ◽  
After School Programs ◽  
After School ◽  
School Program ◽  
Current Case ◽  
Program Staff ◽  
Black Caregivers ◽  
School Programs ◽  
After School Program

Researchers have demonstrated that Black caregivers (a) are more likely than caregivers of any other race to enroll their children in after-school programs, (b) face considerable challenges finding quality after-school programs, and (c) consider family engagement to be a hallmark of quality after-school programs. To date, however, researchers have largely ignored the voices of Black caregivers about what motivates and enables them to engage with their children’s after-school programs. As a result, after-school program staff report continued challenges effectively engaging Black families. The current case study aims to address this gap in the literature using evidence from participant observations, interviews with program staff, and focus groups with caregivers from the Downtown Boxing Gym, a community-based after-school program in Detroit, Michigan that primarily serves Black youth. Results suggest caregivers were largely motivated to engage with the program because of the gains they observed in their children and themselves, causing them to feel thankful and sparking a desire to give back. Caregivers also named specific program practices that made it easier for them to participate, including explicit expectations and requests for family engagement and multiple ways for them to participate. Implications for increasing family engagement at other after-school programs are discussed.

Bereavement Adaptation as Deflection Reduction: Bereaved Caregivers Define the Event of Dying

2022 ◽  
pp. 000276422110660
Author(s):  
Linda E. Francis ◽  
Malissa Alinor
Keyword(s):  
Control Theory ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Affect Control Theory ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Black Caregivers ◽  
Affect Control ◽  
White Caregivers

Affect control theory (ACT) has the potential to extend dominant understandings of adaptation to bereavement. Using narratives from bereaved caregivers, we assessed attributions they made about the death of a loved one from cancer. We transformed these attributions into actor-behavior-object events along the evaluation, potency, and activity dimensions of ACT. After creating hypothetical baseline deflections for events, we simulated the attributions as events in INTERACT. We found eight emergent categories of resolutions that caregivers used to make sense of the death: caregivers redefined the event to align with their sentiments about the deceased or the death. We also found racial differences in the attributions. White caregivers were more likely to blame themselves or others for the death of their loved one, while black caregivers were more willing to admit their deceased loved one’s faults. These findings demonstrate how caregivers make sense of their grief in a framework of cultural sentiments and underscore the utility of affect control theory in qualitative and theory-generating research.

The Well-Being of Elderly Black Caregivers and Noncaregivers

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 109-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roslyn C. Richardson ◽  
Audrey B. Sistler
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Black Caregivers

scholarly journals Falling Between the Cracks: Experiences of Black Dementia Caregivers Navigating U.S. Health Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 977-977
Author(s):  
Karah Alexander ◽  
Sloan Oliver ◽  
Fayron Epps
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Social History ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Healthcare Management ◽  
Healthcare Outcomes ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Black Caregivers

Abstract In addition to numerous care responsibilities, family caregivers are expected to navigate health systems and engage in healthcare management tasks on behalf of their persons living with dementia (PLWD). These challenging tasks pose additional difficulties for Black dementia caregivers. Due to the centuries-old, disadvantaged social history of Black Americans, several unique stressors, vulnerabilities, and resources have emerged which inform and affect Black dementia caregivers’ experiences and well-being. Focus groups were held with Black caregivers (N = 19) from the United States (U.S.) to explore the unique experiences and perspectives of this population navigating the U.S. health system on behalf of their PLWD. Five overarching themes were developed during thematic analysis: Forced Advocacy, Poor Provider Interaction, Payor Source Dictates Care, Discrimination, and Broken Health System. Black dementia caregivers unanimously concurred that the health system that they experience in America is “broken.” Gaps in the health system can lead to people [as one caregiver passionately expressed] “falling between the cracks,” in terms of care, services, and resources needed. Caregivers agreed that class, sex, utilizing public health insurance, and being a “person of color” contribute to their difficulties navigating the health system. Caregivers perceived being dismissed by providers, forcing them to advocate for both themselves and their PLWD. Healthcare providers and researchers can utilize these findings to improve the experiences and healthcare outcomes of Black patients with dementia and their caregivers. Additionally, these findings can lead to the development of culturally tailored caregiver education programs.

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