title: Socioecological factors and positive aspects of caregiving: findings from the REACH II intervention.
abstract: Taking a socioecological perspective, this study assessed the relationship of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational factors to positive aspects of caregiving (PAC) for 642 dementia caregivers by racial/ethnic group from the baseline data of the multisite Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health II (REACH II) intervention.
  
  
  
  Nine intrapersonal indicators, 4 interpersonal indicators, and 12 organizational indicators were used. Blocked-multiple regression analyses by three racial/ethnic groups were computed to examine significant factors related to PAC among caregivers after controlling for memory and behavioral problems.
  
  
  
  Data showed a significant difference in PAC and significantly different indicators of PAC by racial/ethnic group. Hispanic caregivers reported the highest level of PAC while White participants showed the lowest scores on the measure of PAC. Education, marital status, and using formal transportation services were significant predictors for PAC among Hispanic caregivers; age, education, caregiving duration, and received social support were significant for PAC among African American caregivers; and sex, education, being a spousal caregiver, satisfaction with social support, using help from homemaker and visiting nurse services, and participating in support groups were significant among White caregivers.
  
  
  
  Findings indicate that PAC varies significantly across the three studied racial/ethnic groups of family caregivers and that intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational factors relate uniquely to PAC. Additional investigations of PAC could serve an important role in the development of family caregiving supports and services.
authors.affiliation: a Center for Applied Health Research, Baylor Scott & White Health , Temple , TX , USA.|b Department of Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health , College Station , TX , USA.
authors.forename: Jinmyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: b Department of Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health , College Station , TX , USA.
authors.forename: Marcia G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ory
authors.affiliation: a Center for Applied Health Research, Baylor Scott & White Health , Temple , TX , USA.|c Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine , Bryan , TX , USA.
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease; D017028:Caregivers; D003704:Dementia; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012923:Social Class; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: REACH II; dementia caregivers; positive aspects of caregiving