Erschienen in:
01.02.2013 | Original Paper
Psychosocial and Cognitive Health Differences by Caregiver Status Among Older Mexican Americans
verfasst von:
Angelica P. Herrera, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Janice D. Crist, Matthew Lee Smith, Ruth Warre, Marcia G. Ory, Kyriakos Markides
Erschienen in:
Community Mental Health Journal
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Ausgabe 1/2013
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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.