title: Education Intervention "Caregivers Like Me" for Latino Family Caregivers Improved Attitudes Toward Professional Assistance at End-of-life Care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study explores the ability of a culturally sensitive and case-based education intervention, Caregivers Like Me, to improve knowledge and attitudes regarding end-of-life (EOL) resources among Latino caregivers.
  
  
  METHODS
  A multicentered, cross-sectional study of Latino communities from different geographical regions and cultural backgrounds. An educational intervention was administered to family caregivers of Latino elders using a case-based video "telenovela" and pretest-posttest questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants (N = 145) were mostly females (79%) with mean age of 56 ± 15 years. They reported active learning from intervention (91%) and high satisfaction (92%) with educational experience. Both caregiver stress self-awareness and willingness to accept professional help improved significantly from pretest to posttest.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A culturally sensitive educational intervention increased Latino caregivers' self-awareness about caregiver stress and the need to consider professional assistance for EOL care.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics Medicine, Saint Louis University, South Grand Blvd, St Louis, MO, USA dcruzoli@slu.edu.
authors.forename: Dulce M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cruz-Oliver
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology & Psychiatry, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Theodore K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Malmstrom
authors.affiliation: University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Manas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatric Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA GEC and GRECC, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García
authors.affiliation: GEC and GRECC, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanchez-Reilly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001364:Awareness; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054521:Cultural Competency; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D014743:Videotape Recording
keywords: Latino; culture; education intervention; end of life; family caregivers; hospice; palliative; pretest–posttest