Anna María Nápoles|Letha A. Chadiha|Rani Eversley|Gina Moreno-John
Reviews: Developing Culturally Sensitive Dementia Caregiver Interventions: Are We There Yet?
University of California, San Francisco|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco
despite evidence ethnic differences family caregivers experiences extent caregiver interventions culturally tailored address differences unknown systematic review literature published 1980 2009 identified differences caregiving experiences african american latino chinese american caregivers psychosocial support interventions groups cultural tailoring interventions ethnic differences caregiving occurred multiple levels intrapersonal interpersonal environmental multiple domains psychosocial health life satisfaction caregiving appraisals spirituality coping selfefficacy physical functioning social support filial responsibility familism views toward elders use formal services health care 18 47 intervention articles reported outcomes caregiver ethnicity 11 reported cultural tailoring 8 resources enhancing alzheimers caregiver health reach initiative cultural tailoring addressed familism language literacy protecting elders logistical barriers results suggest caregiver intervention studies evaluating systematically benefits cultural tailoring needed