title: Individually-tailored support for ethnically-diverse caregivers: enhancing our understanding of what is needed and what works.
abstract: Family caregivers play a crucial role in maintaining older adults in the community, often at great cost to themselves. We discuss a program serving ethnically-diverse caregivers in New York, offering, on average, 11 case-management hr per client. Participants reported statistically significantly reduced stress and burden. Respite was the most requested service, belying an assumption underlying policies and services that families, particularly among minority populations, can and will care for their older members. Thus, services must be carefully tailored to meet actual caregiver needs, including provision of alternatives that reduce caregiver involvement. We discuss practice and policy implications.
authors.affiliation: a Silberman School of Social Work and Hartford Silberman Center of Excellence in Aging and Diversity, Hunter College , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rosenthal Gelman
authors.forename: Tracey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sokoloff
authors.forename: Noel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Graziani
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: Anyelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peralta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009519:New York City; D012944:Social Support
keywords: caregiving; ethnicity and multicultural issues; mixed methods