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Positive Aspects of Alzheimer's Caregiving: The Role of Race
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Positive Aspects of Alzheimer's Caregiving: The Role of Race

Lucinda Lee Roff, Louis D. Burgio, Laura Gitlin, Linda Nichols, William Chaplin and J. Michael Hardin
The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, v 59(4), pp P185-P190
Jul 2004
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/59.4.P185
PMID: 15294922
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Abstract

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.

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Web of Science research areas
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Gerontology
Psychology
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
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