title: Resourcefulness in African American and Caucasian American Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: Associations With Perceived Burden, Depression, Anxiety, Positive Cognitions, and Psychological Well-Being.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Providing care to persons with dementia can have negative effects on caregivers' physical and psychological well-being. This secondary analysis explored relationships among perceived burden, depression, anxiety, resourcefulness, and psychological well-being in 28 African American (AA) and 45 Caucasian American (CA) caregivers of persons with dementia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive, cross-sectional design was used to examine the hypothesized relationships in a sample of 73 caregivers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CAs reported greater burden (t=-3.68, p<.001), more anxiety (t=-2.66, p<.01), depression (t=-2.21, p<.05), and hostility (t=-2.30, p<.05) than AAs. AAs reported higher scores than CAs on resourcefulness, positive cognitions, and psychological well-being.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study findings provided directions for the development of resourcefulness interventions to enhance the psychological well-being among dementia caregivers.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Nursing, Marquette University College of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Abir K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bekhet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000066498:Emotional Adjustment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D020377:Self Efficacy; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: African American; Caucasian American; caregiver; dementia; positive cognition; resourcefulness