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Title: | Changes in physical and mental health of Black, Hispanic, and White caregivers and non-caregivers associated with onset of spousal dementia | Authors: | Chen, C. Thunell, J. Zissimopoulos, J. |
Keywords: | caregiving dementia depression racial disparities |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Inc | Citation: | Chen, C., Thunell, J., Zissimopoulos, J. (2020). Changes in physical and mental health of Black, Hispanic, and White caregivers and non-caregivers associated with onset of spousal dementia. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions 6 (1) : e12082. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12082 | Rights: | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | Abstract: | Introduction: We aim to determine whether racial/ethnic health disparities are a consequence of caregiving for persons with dementia and/or health status before becoming a caregiver. Methods: Longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study (1998–2012) on 7859 Black, Hispanic, and White couples were analyzed for changes in physical and mental health with incident dementia of a spouse. Results: Blacks and Hispanics, but not Whites, had poorer health before becoming caregivers for a spouse with dementia, than those who did not become caregivers. Spouse's dementia onset was associated with caregiver's higher odds of depressive disorder, with no racial/ethnic variation. Racial disparities in caregiver's health were attributed to health differences before caregiving, not differential health changes due to caregiving. Discussion: Older Blacks and Hispanics with poor health are at increased risk of caregiving for a spouse with dementia. Protecting the health of persons supporting spouses with dementia requires understanding socioeconomic and cultural factors driving care provision. © 2020 The Authors. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Alzheimer's Association | Source Title: | Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/197332 | ISSN: | 23528737 | DOI: | 10.1002/trc2.12082 | Rights: | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International |
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