title: Profile and burden of care among caregivers of Ultra-Orthodox Frail Elders.
abstract: A paucity of research exists on burden of care (BoC) and factors associated with it among minority groups, such as Ultra-Orthodox Jews. The aims of this study were (1) to portray the profile of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish (UOJ) caregivers and their BoC; (2) to explore relations between care recipients' characteristics, care situations, characteristics of caregivers, and BoC.
  
  
  
  A total of 107 UOJ (66 women, 41 men) family caregivers were interviewed face to face in their homes, using valid and reliable measures.
  
  
  
  Participants reported moderate BoC and high level of social support. Caregiver's self-rated health, caregiver's anxiety, and social support emerged as significant predictors of caregiver burden.
  
  
  
  Our findings might help social workers and other health professionals to better understand the unique characteristics of the UOJ community and to target caregivers with higher anxiety, lesser social support, and poorer self-rated health in order to reduce their caregiving burden.
authors.affiliation: a The Spitzer Department of Social Work , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Beer-Sheva , Israel.
authors.forename: Offer E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Edelstein
authors.affiliation: b Department of Gerontology , University of Haifa , Haifa Israel.
authors.forename: Tova
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Band-Winterstein
authors.affiliation: c Department of Public Health , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Beer-Sheva , Israel.
authors.forename: Yaacov G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Bachner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007599:Judaism / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Minorities; Ultra-Orthodox Jews; burden of care