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The Modified Caregiver Strain Index in Black and White Dementia Caregivers at Hospital Discharge.

Ashley Kuzmik, Marie Boltz, Rhonda BeLue, Barbara Resnick, Joanie Scott, Jacqueline Mogle, Douglas Leslie, James E Galvin

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Trial report in Clinical gerontologist. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Dementia Care Partner Health Literacy as a Mediator Between Education and Burden at Hospital Discharge.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ashley KuzmikCollege of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2921-6767
Marie BoltzCollege of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1133-2249
Rhonda BeLueDepartment of Public Health, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Barbara ResnickSchool of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2839-5783
Joanie ScottCollege of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jacqueline MogleDepartment of Psychology, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6082-228X
Douglas LeslieDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
James E GalvinComprehensive Center for Brain Health, Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.

Funding

Multicultural Community Dementia ScreeningR01AG071514 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI GALVIN, JAMES E · 2021 to 2025
$13.8M
Reducing Disability via a Family-centered Intervention for Acutely-ill Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related DementiasR01AG054425 · NIA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI BOLTZ, MARIE · 2017 to 2021
$2.8M
Testing the Efficacy of FFC-AC-EIT in Patients with Alzheimers Disease and Related DementiasR01AG065338 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI BOLTZ, MARIE, RESNICK, BARBARA · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054425NIA NIH HHS R01 AG065338NIA NIH HHS R01 AG071514
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to examine psychometric properties of the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI) in Black and White caregivers of persons living with dementia at hospital discharge.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study using baseline data of 423 family caregivers recruited from a cluster randomized clinical control trial. Factor structure, measurement invariance, and concurrent validity of the MCSI were analyzed. The moderating role of race on the relationship between MCSI score and anxiety, depression, and burden was also examined.

resultsThe two-factor model fits the data best and was invariant across race. Regarding concurrent validity, higher MCSI scores were significantly associated with higher scores on the (HADS-A; anxiety), (HADS-D; depression), and (ZBI; burden). Race moderated the relationship between MCSI score and anxiety, depression, and burden.

conclusionsThe MCSI is a valid tool to assess caregiver strain in Black and White caregivers of persons living with dementia during hospital discharge. Results suggest that the effect of MCSI score on anxiety, depression, and burden varies by race. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: MCSI can be used by clinicians and service providers to help support the needs of Black and White caregivers of people living with dementia during post-hospital transition.

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CaregiversDementiaAnxietyBlack PeopleCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionHospitalsHumansPatient DischargePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSurveys and QuestionnairesWhite Peoplecaregiversdementiahospital dischargepsychometricsStrain

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PMID35916440
PMCPMC9892362

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