Characteristics and Perceived Supports of Primary Caregivers of Home-Based Older Adults With Dementia in India, Taiwan, and the United States

Machiko R. Tomita; Asmita Sarang; Kuo-Feng Lee; Kwang-Suk S Lee; Linda S. Russ; Michael Noe

doi:10.1097/TGR.0b013e3181cd69ac

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Characteristics and Perceived Supports of Primary Caregivers of Home-Based Older Adults With Dementia in India, Taiwan, and the United States

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Characteristics and Perceived Supports of Primary Caregivers of Home-Based Older Adults With Dementia in India, Taiwan, and the United States

Machiko R. Tomita, Asmita Sarang, Kuo-Feng Lee, Kwang-Suk S Lee, Linda S. Russ and Michael Noe

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, Vol.26(1), pp.2-16

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/TGR.0b013e3181cd69ac

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This cross-national study is part I of a study of the psychological health of primary caregivers of home-based older adults with dementia in India, Taiwan, and the United States. This article compared the characteristics of caregivers among these countries and described their perception of social supports. A sample of 167 participants was interviewed by native occupational therapists. Through analysis of variance, it was found that caregivers in the 3 countries vary in their characteristics, but their caregiving characteristics were similar. Commonalities in the needed supports from members and friends, as well as country-specific needs, were identified on the basis of respondent interview accounts.

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Title: Characteristics and Perceived Supports of Primary Caregivers of Home-Based Older Adults With Dementia in India, Taiwan, and the United States
Authors: Machiko R. Tomita (Author) - University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Asmita Sarang (Author) - University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Kuo-Feng Lee (Author) - University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Kwang-Suk S Lee (Author) - University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Linda S. Russ (Author) - University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Michael Noe (Author) - University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Publication details: Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, Vol.26(1), pp.2-16
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
DOI: 10.1097/TGR.0b013e3181cd69ac
ISSN: 1550-2414
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Occupational Therapy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99678598102621
Output Type: Journal article

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