Community-Engaged Research with Vietnamese Americans to Pilot-Test a Dementia Caregiver Intervention.

IF 1.3 Q3 GERONTOLOGY Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology Pub Date : 2020-12-01 DOI:10.1007/s10823-020-09410-y

Oanh L Meyer, Mengxue Sun, Thuy Do, Janis N Ho, Bao-Tran Dinh, Sherry Nguyen, Ladson Hinton

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Abstract

Caring for a family member with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or a related dementia is stressful, and this may especially be the case for racial/ethnic minority caregivers. This study examined the feasibility and acceptability of a pilot intervention for Vietnamese American dementia caregivers. A secondary, exploratory aim was to examine post-intervention effects on AD knowledge and psychosocial outcomes. Of the 87 individuals contacted, 32 met inclusion criteria. Of this number, 14 enrolled in the study with 11 caregivers completing the intervention, and 10 of the 11 completing 3-month follow-up data. Caregivers provided positive feedback on the intervention and had higher scores on AD knowledge and self-efficacy in seeking support services post-intervention, with the effect on self-efficacy maintained at 3-month follow-up. Recruitment for the intervention was difficult; however, once caregivers came to the first session, they were engaged and found the classes informative. Recommendations for a future intervention are discussed.

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社区参与的越南裔美国人痴呆症护理干预试点研究。

照顾患有阿尔茨海默病(AD)或相关痴呆症的家庭成员是有压力的，对于少数种族/民族的照顾者来说尤其如此。本研究考察了越南裔美国人痴呆症护理人员试点干预的可行性和可接受性。第二个探索性目的是检查干预后对阿尔茨海默病知识和心理社会结局的影响。在接触的87个人中，32人符合纳入标准。其中，14人参加了研究，11名护理人员完成了干预，11名护理人员中有10人完成了3个月的随访数据。照顾者对干预给予积极反馈，干预后寻求支持服务的AD知识和自我效能得分较高，对自我效能的影响在随访3个月时保持不变。招募干预者很困难;然而，一旦护理人员参加了第一次会议，他们就会参与其中，并发现课程内容丰富。讨论了未来干预措施的建议。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology is an international and interdisciplinary journal providing a forum for scholarly discussion of the aging process and issues of the aged throughout the world. The journal emphasizes discussions of research findings, theoretical issues, and applied approaches and provides a comparative orientation to the study of aging in cultural contexts The core of the journal comprises a broad range of articles dealing with global aging, written from the perspectives of history, anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, population studies, health/biology, etc. We welcome articles that examine aging within a particular cultural context, compare aging and older adults across societies, and/or compare sub-cultural groupings or ethnic minorities within or across larger societies. Comparative analyses of topics relating to older adults, such as aging within socialist vs. capitalist systems or within societies with different social service delivery systems, also are appropriate for this journal. With societies becoming ever more multicultural and experiencing a `graying'' of their population on a hitherto unprecedented scale, the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology stands at the forefront of one of the most pressing issues of our times.