Acculturation and Depressive Symptoms Among Mexican American Elders New to the Caregiving Role: Results From the Hispanic-EPESE
- Authors
- Hahn, Elizabeth A.; Kim, Giyeon; Chiriboga, David A.
- Issue Date
- Apr-2011
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
- Keywords
- Mexican American elders; caregiving; acculturation; depressive symptoms; Hispanic-EPESE
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH, v.23, no.3, pp 417 - 432
- Pages
- 16
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF AGING AND HEALTH
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 417
- End Page
- 432
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/26692
- DOI
- 10.1177/0898264310380454
- ISSN
- 0898-2643
1552-6887
- Abstract
- Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics associated with becoming a caregiver among Mexican American (MA) elders and to examine predictors of depressive symptoms among the new caregivers 2 years later. Method: Drawn from the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (H-EPESE), 152 MA recent caregivers and 2,023 other MAs were compared. Residualized change regression analysis was conducted. Results: At baseline, MAs who had recently become caregivers exhibited a significantly greater number of depressive symptoms compared to those who had not. Controlling for background characteristics, physical health, social support, and baseline depressive symptoms, regression analysis revealed that 2 years later higher acculturation was related to a greater number of depressive symptoms among those who at baseline were new caregivers. Discussion: Better knowledge of the within-group differences among MA elderly caregivers, especially with respect to acculturation, may better inform interventions for this at-risk group.
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