Social Capital and Latina Caregiver Well-being Study: Intervention and Feasibility Testing Related Expenditures
Social Capital and Latina Caregiver Well-being Study: Intervention and Feasibility Testing Related Expenditures
Principal Investigator: Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano
Other UC Davis collaborators: Ladson Hinton, Debora A. Paterniti
Funder: UC Davis Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
Award: $200,000
Period: April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2017
The mental health needs of Latina caregivers of family with dementia pose a significant public health challenge, given the unprecedented aging and projected growth of Latinos in the U.S. The aims of this study are to develop a socio-culturally informed non-kin intervention model for reducing emotional distress and burden in Latina caregivers. Researchers will then refine that model by gathering recommendations from community organizations, Latina caregivers of family with dementia, and kin and non-kin of Latina dementia caregivers. Finally they will pilot test the refined intervention with Latina dementia caregivers.