Exploring Pathways to Caregiver Health: The Roles of Caregiver Burden, Familism, and Ethnicity.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examines the associations of ethnicity, caregiver burden, familism, and physical and mental health among Mexican Americans (MAs) and non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs).

Methods

We recruited adults 65+ years with possible cognitive impairment (using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment score<26), and their caregivers living in Nueces County, Texas. We used weighted path analysis to test effects of ethnicity, familism, and caregiver burden on caregiver's mental and physical health.

Results

516 caregivers and care-receivers participated. MA caregivers were younger, more likely female, and less educated compared to NHWs. Increased caregiver burden was associated with worse mental (B = -0.53; p < .001) and physical health (B = -0.15; p = .002). Fam

SUBMITTER: Mehdipanah R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11339238 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature