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Ethnic differences have been found in caregivers’ level and type of formal and informal social support offered to people with dementia. Both types of social support influence the emotional wellbeing of people with de...
Ethnic differences have been found in caregivers’ level and type of formal and informal social support offered to people with dementia. Both types of social support influence the emotional wellbeing of people with dementia. This study examined the influence of ethnicity on the relationship between the depression severity of people with dementia and the factors of social support and quality of care. As part of a larger study, 101 Latino American, 214 African American, and 321 Caucasian older adults with dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) were evaluated using the Mini Mental Status Exam. Caregivers were administered the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, the Revised Memory and Problem Behavior Checklist, the Quality of Care questionnaire, and questions pertaining to the frequency of Formal Care and Social Support. A multiple regression model revealed that after controlling for patients’ mental status and caregiver depression, a composite variable that combined quality of care and social support significantly explained an additional 2% of the variance in this sample. When examining these factors by ethnic group, caregiver depression remained an important predictor of the person’s depression severity. However, only quality of care significantly predicted depression for Latino older adults with dementia, whereas, only frequency of social support predicted depression in African American older adults with dementia. For Caucasians, neither quality of care or social support significantly predicted depression. These findings suggest that mental health professionals should consider ethnic differences when considering the relationship of quality of care and social support on the level of depression in people with dementia.
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