Mental health and physical health of family caregivers for persons with dementia: A comparison of African American and white caregivers

Knight, Bob G.; Longmire, Crystal V. Flynn; Dave, Jennifer; Kim, J H; David, Steven

doi:10.1080/13607860601086561

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“…Although high rates of depression among caregivers have been reported, estimates vary widely and elevated rates are largely based on helpseeking samples. A recent population-based study found no differences in depression between caregivers and non-caregivers matched for ethnicity, gender and age (Knight, Flynn Longmire, Dave, Kim, & David, 2007). Aspects of the care recipient's illness are related to depression in the caregiver.…”

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Depression in Older Adults

Fiske

Wetherell²,

Gatz³

2009

Annu. Rev. Clin. Psychol.

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Depression is less prevalent among older adults than among younger adults but can have serious consequences. Over half of cases represent a first onset in later life. Although suicide rates in the elderly are declining, they are still higher than in younger adults and more closely associated with depression. Depressed older adults are less likely to endorse affective symptoms and more likely to display cognitive changes, somatic symptoms, and loss of interest than are younger adults. Risk factors leading to the development of late life depression likely comprise complex interactions among genetic vulnerabilities, cognitive diathesis, age-associated neurobiological changes, and stressful events. Insomnia is an often overlooked risk factor for late life depression. We suggest that a common pathway to depression in older adults, regardless of which predisposing risks are most prominent, may be curtailment of daily activities. Accompanying self-critical thinking may exacerbate and maintain a depressed state. Offsetting the increasing prevalence of certain risk factors in late life are age-related increases in psychological resilience. Other protective factors include higher education and socioeconomic status, engagement in valued activities, and religious or spiritual involvement. Treatments including behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive bibliotherapy, problem-solving therapy, brief psychodynamic therapy, and life review/reminiscence therapy are effective but too infrequently used with older adults. Preventive interventions including education for individuals with chronic illness, behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring, problem-solving skills training, group support, and life review have also received support.

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Section: Etiology and Risk And Protective Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Depression in Older Adults

Fiske

Wetherell²,

Gatz³

2009

Annu. Rev. Clin. Psychol.

1,886

1,400

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“…Much research has been devoted to describing changes in the mental health of family members who provide care to older parents in a variety of populations around the world (Butler, Turner, Kaye, Ruffin, & Downey, 2005;Knight, Longmire, Dave, Kim, & David, 2007;Morano, 2003;Raveis, Karus, & Siegel, 1998;Schulz & Sherwood, 2008). Less attention has been paid to the impact that cultural values may have on the mental health of family caregivers.…”

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Does filial piety decrease depression among family caregivers?

Khalaila

Litwin

2011

Aging & Mental Health

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“…In particular, some researchers have found Black caregivers report lower mean levels of depression (Clay, Roth, Wadley, & Haley, 2008; Sleath, Thorpe, Landerman, Doyle, & Clipp, 2005; Sorensen & Pinquart, 2005), while other researchers have found that Black and White caregivers have similar mean levels of depressive symptoms (Hinrichsen & Ramirez, 1992; Knight, Flynn Longmire, Dave’, Kim, & David, 2007; Knight & McCallum, 1998). Overall, Black caregivers appear to have lower or equal, but not higher, levels of depression than White caregivers.…”

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Confirmatory factor analysis of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies – Depression Scale in Black and White dementia caregivers

Longmire

Knight

2010

Aging & Mental Health

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Objectives In order to better understand if measurement problems underlie the inconsistent findings that exist regarding differences in depression levels between Black and White caregivers, this study examined the factor structure and invariance of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CES-D). Method A confirmatory factor analysis of the 20-item CES-D was performed on a sample of 167 Black and 214 White family caregivers of older adults with dementia from Los Angeles County. Results The relationships between the 20 items and the four factors, as well as the relationships among each of the factors, were equivalent across both caregiver groups, indicating that the four-factor model fit the data for both racial groups. Conclusion These findings offer further evidence that the standard four-factor model is the best fitting model for the CES-D and is invariant across racial groups.

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Mental health and physical health of family caregivers for persons with dementia: A comparison of African American and white caregivers

Cited by 25 publications

References 20 publications

Depression in Older Adults

Depression in Older Adults

Does filial piety decrease depression among family caregivers?

Confirmatory factor analysis of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies – Depression Scale in Black and White dementia caregivers

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