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ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2022

Family Matters: Cross-Cultural Differences in Familism and Caregiving Outcomes.

Francesca Falzarano, Jerad Moxley, Karl Pillemer, Sara J Czaja

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Article in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesca FalzaranoDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1090-3337
Jerad MoxleyDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Karl PillemerCollege of Human Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Sara J CzajaDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Cornell University · US

Funding

Pilot CoreP30AG022845 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Manney Carrington Reid · 2003 to 2026
$15.2M
The Weill Cornell Medicine Research Training Program in Behavioral GeriatricsT32AG049666 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI SARA J CZAJA, Manney Carrington Reid · 2016 to 2026
$3.2M
A Tailored Technology Intervention for Diverse Family Caregivers of AD PatientsR01NR014434 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI LOEWENSTEIN, DAVID · 2013 to 2017
$2.3M
The Caregiver Resource Room: Enhancing Support for Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)R00AG073509 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI FALZARANO, FRANCESCA · 2023 to 2025
$724k
The Caregiver Resource Room: Enhancing Support for Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)K99AG073509 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI FALZARANO, FRANCESCA · 2021 to 2023
$292k
NIA NIH HHS K99 AG073509NIA NIH HHS P30 AG022845NIA NIH HHS R00 AG073509NIA NIH HHS T32 AG049666NINR NIH HHS R01 NR014434
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe increasing number of minority older adults, and the subsequent increase in family members providing care to these individuals, highlights the need to understand how cultural values contribute to differential caregiving outcomes. Using the sociocultural stress and coping model as a guiding framework, the current study examined cross-cultural relationships among familism, social support, self-efficacy, and caregiving outcomes and examines how these relationships vary as a function of caregiver background characteristics.

methodsBaseline data were collected from 243 participants in the Caring for the Caregiver Network randomized controlled intervention trial. Participants completed measures assessing familism, social support, self-efficacy, positive aspects of caregiving, depression, and burden.

resultsAfrican American and Hispanic participants exhibited higher levels of familism compared to Whites. Compared to White participants, African Americans' endorsement of familism predicted more positive caregiving appraisals. African Americans also reported greater levels of social support, which in turn predicted lower burden and depressive symptoms when compared with Whites. Exploratory analyses demonstrated significant associations between familism and self-efficacy. In the Hispanic subgroup, familism varied as a function of acculturation. DISCUSSION: Results indicate that greater levels of familism and social support may exert a protective influence against adverse psychosocial caregiving outcomes. These findings can be used to inform intervention efforts targeting culturally congruent, family-centered approaches.

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CaregiversCross-Cultural ComparisonAgedBlack or African AmericanFamilyFamily RelationsHispanic or LatinoHumansCaregiver burdenCultural valuesDepressionEthnicitySocial support

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PMID34473247
PMCPMC9255933
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