The Gerontologist, Vol 32, Issue 3 375-381, Copyright © 1992 by The Gerontological Society of America

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Black and white dementia caregivers: a comparison of their adaptation, adjustment, and service utilization

GA Hinrichsen and M Ramirez
Geropsychiatry Service and Research Department, Hillside Hospital Division of Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Glen Oaks, NY 11004.

We compared black (n = 33) and white (n = 119) caregivers of dementia patients on indices of adaptation, adjustment, and utilization of supportive services. Black and white caregivers differed most notably on marital and financial/insurance status, but there were few differences between them in their adaptation to dementia responsibilities. Black caregivers, however, evidenced less burden and less desire to institutionalize their relatives and were more likely to report more unmet service needs than were whites.

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