Positive aspects of Alzheimer's caregiving: The role of race

Lucinda Lee Roff; Louis D. Burgio; Laura Gitlin; Linda Nichols; William Chaplin; J. Michael Hardin

doi:10.1093/geronb/59.4.P185

Positive aspects of Alzheimer's caregiving: The role of race

Lucinda Lee Roff, Louis D. Burgio, Laura Gitlin, Linda Nichols, William Chaplin, J. Michael Hardin

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We examined differences in positive aspects of caregiving (PAC) among 275 African American and 343 Caucasian caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease from the National Institutes of Health Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Care Health (REACH) study sites in Birmingham, Memphis, and Philadelphia. African Americans reported higher scores on PAC than did Caucasians. African Americans' higher religiosity partially mediated the relationship between race and PAC. Additional variables that contributed to their higher PAC scores were African Americans' lower anxiety, lower feelings of bother by the care recipient's behavior, and lower socioeconomic status.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	P185-P190
Journal	Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Volume	59
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/59.4.P185
State	Published - Jul 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Health(social science)
Sociology and Political Science
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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