Characterizing Caregiving Intensity Among Mexican-origin Women Caregivers | Zendy

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Characterizing Caregiving Intensity Among Mexican-origin Women Caregivers

Author(s) -

Katherine P. Anthony,

G. John Geldhof,

Carolyn A. MendezLuck

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnw090

Subject(s) - caregiver burden , mediation , activities of daily living , logistic regression , psychology , gerontology , clinical psychology , population , mexican americans , medicine , ethnic group , psychiatry , dementia , disease , environmental health , pathology , sociology , political science , anthropology , law

Objective (physical) caregiving burden has not often been associated with subjective (emotional) burden among Mexican-origin women caregivers. Yet, many studies show that Latina caregivers suffer from negative psychological outcomes related to caregiving at a higher rate than non-Latino Whites. This study considered whether self-rated intensity of ADL/IADL support explained the relationship between number of care recipient illnesses and caregiver emotional drain among Mexican American women caregivers.

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