ArticleStroke2024
Caring for Stroke Survivors: Ethnic Differences in Informal Caregiver Needs Among Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White Communities.
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Abstract
backgroundAfter stroke, Mexican American (MA) individuals have worse 90-day neurological, functional, cognitive, and quality of life outcomes and a higher prevalence of poststroke depression compared with non-Hispanic White (NHW) individuals. MA individuals receive more help through informal, unpaid caregiving than NHW individuals. We examined ethnic differences in needs identified by MA and NHW stroke caregivers.
methodsCaregivers were identified from the population-based BASIC study (Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi) in Nueces County, Texas from October 2019 to November 2021. Responses to the Caregiver Needs and Concerns Checklist were collected at 90-day poststroke to assess caregiver needs. Using the cross-sectional sample, prevalence scores and bivariate analyses were used to examine ethnic differences between Caregiver Needs and Concerns Checklist items. Linear regression was used to examine adjusted associations of ethnicity with the total average needs for each domain. Models were adjusted for patient and caregiver age and sex, caregiver education level, and employment status, patient insurance status, prestroke function, cognitive status, language, and functional outcome at 90 days, intensity and duration of caregiving, presence of other caregivers (paid/unpaid), and cohabitation of patient and caregiver.
resultsA total of 287 were approached, and 186 stroke caregivers were included with a median age of 54.2 years and 80.1% being women caregivers: 74.3% MA and 25.7% NHW individuals. MA caregivers had significantly lower education (<high school degree: 33.8% versus 6.4%;
conclusionsMA stroke caregivers have greater information needs compared with NHW caregivers and a greater number of needs overall. This information can help improve resources to help with poststroke recovery, improve caregiver well-being, and strengthen health equity.
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