Caregiver burden among African-American and Anglo-American family caregivers

The research examines racial differences in the predictors of caregiver burden among informal caregivers of impaired elders in the African-American and Anglo-American populations. While these populations have several predictors of caregiver burden in common, findings suggest that African-American caregivers perceive less burden while providing more care to impaired elders than do Anglo-American caregivers. In addition to rehabilitative interventions, implications for health professionals include evaluating caregivers for the presence of predictors of caregiver burden; supporting successful strategies observed in each family caregiving network; and assisting caregivers by providing community resources or respite with IADL.