TY - JOUR
T1 - Burden among white and black caregivers to elderly adults
AU - Fredman, Lisa
AU - Daly, Mel P.
AU - Lazur, Ann M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a grant from the National Institute on Aging (R29 AG10801-01). The authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of Dorothy Ruck, Diana Watson, and Denise Estes.
PY - 1995/3
Y1 - 1995/3
N2 - Racial differences in caregiver burden were evaluated among 1,062 White and 159 Black caregivers from the 1982 National Long-term Care Survey and its supplement, the National Survey of Informal Caregivers. Black caregivers performed more caregiving activities and cared for persons with greater functional and cognitive impairment. However, White caregivers reported significantly more burden in linear regression analyses, controlling for covariates. Results of separate, race-specific regression models showed that caregiver demographics (being female, spouse of the care recipient, and poorer self-rated health), caregiving activities (helps with ADLs, extra time spent caregiving, unable to leave care recipient alone), and care recipient needs (IADL limitations, cognitive impairment or proxy interview, recent hospitalization) were significantly associated with burden among White caregivers. When this model was replicated in Black caregivers, the only statistically significant variables were poorer self-rated health, caregiving activities (helps with ADLs, extra time caregiving, unable to leave care recipient alone), and cognitive impairment of the care recipient. These results underscore the importance of caregiving activities in assessments of burden among White and Black caregivers.
AB - Racial differences in caregiver burden were evaluated among 1,062 White and 159 Black caregivers from the 1982 National Long-term Care Survey and its supplement, the National Survey of Informal Caregivers. Black caregivers performed more caregiving activities and cared for persons with greater functional and cognitive impairment. However, White caregivers reported significantly more burden in linear regression analyses, controlling for covariates. Results of separate, race-specific regression models showed that caregiver demographics (being female, spouse of the care recipient, and poorer self-rated health), caregiving activities (helps with ADLs, extra time spent caregiving, unable to leave care recipient alone), and care recipient needs (IADL limitations, cognitive impairment or proxy interview, recent hospitalization) were significantly associated with burden among White caregivers. When this model was replicated in Black caregivers, the only statistically significant variables were poorer self-rated health, caregiving activities (helps with ADLs, extra time caregiving, unable to leave care recipient alone), and cognitive impairment of the care recipient. These results underscore the importance of caregiving activities in assessments of burden among White and Black caregivers.
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U2 - 10.1093/geronb/50B.2.S110
DO - 10.1093/geronb/50B.2.S110
M3 - Article
C2 - 7757839
AN - SCOPUS:0029095124
SN - 1079-5014
VL - 50 B
SP - S110-S118
JO - Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
JF - Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
IS - 2
ER -