The Savvy Caregiver Program: Impact of an Evidence-Based Intervention on the Well-Being of Ethnically Diverse Caregivers |
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| Authors: | Zina Kally Sarah D. Cote Jorge Gonzalez Monica Villarruel Debra L. Cherry Susan Howland |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute for Change, Partners in Care Foundation, San Fernando, California, USAzkally@picf.org;3. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California, USA;4. Partners in Care Foundation, San Fernando, California, USA;5. Institute for Change, Partners in Care Foundation, San Fernando, California, USA;6. California Southland Chapter, Alzheimer’s Association, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Abstract: | This article reports on the impact of the Savvy Caregiver Program (SCP) on English-speaking caregivers of Hispanic, Black/African American, and Asian/Pacific Islander descent. Caregivers completed a questionnaire prior to study enrollment, at 6 and 12 months postenrollment. Caregivers in all 3 ethnic groups showed more caregiver competence, reduced depression, greater tolerance for care recipients’ memory problems, better management of their overall situation, and improved perception of that situation 6 months and 12 months post-enrollment. The study demonstrates that in the sample studied the SCP was as effective in helping ethnically diverse caregivers as it has shown to be with Caucasian caregivers. |
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| Keywords: | Alzheimer’s dementia Asian Hispanic African American |
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