1. DEMOGRAPHIC AND SERVICE UTILIZATION IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN CAREGIVERS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MCI
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Benjamin M. Hampstead, Bollin S, Arijit K. Bhaumik, Bruno Giordani, Hill-Jarrett T, and Faith P. Hopp
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African american ,Gerontology ,Abstracts ,Health (social science) ,Service utilization ,Life-span and Life-course Studies ,Psychology ,Health Professions (miscellaneous) - Abstract
Despite the increased number of persons living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), there is a lack of information on diverse caregiving experiences within this population. This study sought to compare demographic and service utilization. Caregivers were study partners of a diverse groups of older adults participating in a longitudinal cohort study of aging and dementia recruited through a University of Michigan (UM) Memory and Aging Project partnership with Wayne State University (WSU) Institute of Gerontology and WSU/UM Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research. Participants included 40 AA (M(age)= 68.18, SD=10.29) and 108 Caucasian (M(age)= 67.57, SD=12.83) caregivers and individuals with MCI, AA (M(age)= 71.66, SD=9.28) and Caucasian (M(age)= 73.21, SD=8.11). Results indicate AA caregivers (M = 14.85, SD= 10.83) have less years of education than Caucasians (M = 15.81, SD= 12.83), ANOVA F(11,20)=4.692, p=.032. A higher proportion of Caucasian caregivers lived with MCI patient, X2(1, N=148)=20.176, p=
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- 2018