TY - JOUR
T1 - Paid Help and Caregiving Experiences of Black Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Older Adults
AU - Fabius, Chanee D.
AU - Parker, Lauren J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Institute on Aging [R01AG049692-02 S1]; National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities [U54MD000214]. Funds to support this pilot study were provided by the National Institute for Minority Health Disparities (NIMHD) through the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions of the under award U54MD000214 (CDF and LJP) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) award K01AG066812 (LJP).
Funding Information:
Funds to support this pilot study were provided by the National Institute for Minority Health Disparities (NIMHD) through the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions of the under award U54MD000214 (CDF and LJP) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) award K01AG066812 (LJP).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objectives: We examine associations between use of paid help and caregiving-related experiences (emotional, financial, and physical difficulty) of Black family and unpaid caregivers of older adults. Methods: We examine a sample of N = 572 non-Hispanic Black caregivers of community-dwelling older adults receiving help with daily activities from the 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and National Study of Caregiving (NSOC). Guided by Pearlin’s Stress Process Model, logistic regression models examine associations between assisting with finding paid help and caregiver experiences. Results: Black caregivers who helped care recipients find paid help more often had a college degree or higher, were helping older adults who received assistance with three or more self-care/mobility activities or who were living in poverty and were not receiving help with caregiving from family and friends. In fully-adjusted models, assisting with finding paid help was associated with emotional (AOR 1.92, 95% CI 1.27, 2.92 p < .01) and physical (AOR 2.16, 95% CI 1.04, 4.51; p = .04) difficulty. Conclusions: Greater efforts are needed to support Black family and unpaid caregivers who are caring for older adults using paid help. Clinical Implications: Future interventions that target Black caregivers of older adults using paid help could be useful for improving caregiving experiences.
AB - Objectives: We examine associations between use of paid help and caregiving-related experiences (emotional, financial, and physical difficulty) of Black family and unpaid caregivers of older adults. Methods: We examine a sample of N = 572 non-Hispanic Black caregivers of community-dwelling older adults receiving help with daily activities from the 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and National Study of Caregiving (NSOC). Guided by Pearlin’s Stress Process Model, logistic regression models examine associations between assisting with finding paid help and caregiver experiences. Results: Black caregivers who helped care recipients find paid help more often had a college degree or higher, were helping older adults who received assistance with three or more self-care/mobility activities or who were living in poverty and were not receiving help with caregiving from family and friends. In fully-adjusted models, assisting with finding paid help was associated with emotional (AOR 1.92, 95% CI 1.27, 2.92 p < .01) and physical (AOR 2.16, 95% CI 1.04, 4.51; p = .04) difficulty. Conclusions: Greater efforts are needed to support Black family and unpaid caregivers who are caring for older adults using paid help. Clinical Implications: Future interventions that target Black caregivers of older adults using paid help could be useful for improving caregiving experiences.
KW - caregiver burden
KW - long-term services and supports
KW - race and ethnicity
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U2 - 10.1080/07317115.2022.2099776
DO - 10.1080/07317115.2022.2099776
M3 - Article
C2 - 35822932
AN - SCOPUS:85133973258
SN - 0731-7115
VL - 46
SP - 91
EP - 100
JO - Clinical Gerontologist
JF - Clinical Gerontologist
IS - 1
ER -