ArticleJournal of cross-cultural gerontology2019
Characteristics and Consequences of Family Support in Latino Dementia Care.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Care burden on family caregivers of patients with dementia and affecting factors in China: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge of US Latino adults pertaining to dementia and brain health: a systematic review.Aging & mental healthPooled it
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- Words matter: an examination of terminology to define culturally informed dementia caregiving interventions.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- When Care Depends on the Caregiver: Lived Experiences of Latino Families Navigating Dementia Care Pathways.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Empowering Informal Caregivers of Persons With Early-Stage Dementia by Large Language Models: Mixed Methods Evaluation.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Demographic predictors of caregiving and caregiver stress: results from the HCHS/SOL sociocultural ancillary study.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
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- A Scoping Review to Contribute to Knowledge About Culturally Adapting Interventions for Latino Family Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society · 2025Article
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- Informing Dementia Support Programs That Serve Low-Income, Multilingual Communities in a Safety Net Health System: Use of Focus Groups to Identify Specific Needs.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- STAR-Caregivers Virtual Training and Follow-up: a cultural adaptation for Latino caregivers of people with dementia.Translational behavioral medicine · 2023Article
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- Association between Spirituality, Religiosity, Spiritual Pain, Symptom Distress, and Quality of Life among Latin American Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Multicenter Study.Journal of palliative medicine · 2021Article
- Knowledge and Attitudes of two Latino Groups about Alzheimer Disease: a Qualitative Study.Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2021Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore variations in family support for Latino dementia caregivers and describe the role of the family in dementia caregiver stress processes. Content analysis is utilized with themes derived inductively from 16 in-depth interviews with Latino caregivers recruited in California from 2002 to 2004. Three types of family support are described: extensive (instrumental and emotional support from family, n = 3), limited (instrumental support from one family member, n = 7), and lacking (no support from family, n = 6). Most caregivers report limited support, high risk for burnout and distress, and that dementia-related neuropsychiatric symptoms are obstacles to family unity. Caregivers with extensive support report a larger family size, adaptable family members, help outside of the family, and formalized processes for spreading caregiving duties across multiple persons. Culturally competent interventions should take into consideration diversity in Latino dementia care by (a) providing psychoeducation on problem solving and communication skills to multiple family members, particularly with respect to the nature of dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms, and by (b) assisting caregivers in managing family tensions - including, when appropriate, employing tactics to mobilize family support.
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