Latino Alzheimer's caregivers: what is important to them?

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Lyda Arevalo-Flechas · Texas State University

Gayle J. Acton · The University of Texas at Austin

Monica Escamilla · United States Army Medical Command

Peter N. Bonner · Scientific Data Systems (United States)

Sharon L. Lewis · University of New Mexico

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the perception and psychosocial impact of caregiving for Latino family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and compare them to non-Hispanic (NH) white caregivers.

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Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Family Caregiving in Mental Illness Family Support in Illness

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Published in: Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volume 29, Issue 6, pp. 661-684

DOI: 10.1108/jmp-11-2012-0357

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