Date of Conferral
9-24-2024
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Public Health
Advisor
Dr. Peter Anderson
Abstract
By 2050, 152 million people worldwide, primarily low-income populations, will have Alzheimer's disease (AD). African American (AA) women informal caregivers are primary caregivers in low-income neighborhoods, and they suffer from burnout and poor health, including physical and mental fatigue, despair, anxiety, hypertension, and stressors that can lead to heart attacks, strokes, or premature mortality. The Informal Caregiver Integrative Model (ICIM) theoretical framework was used to survey 120 participants using SurveyMonkey was administered to collect data for this cross-sectional quantitative study. The multiple hierarchical regression analyses revealed caregiving appraisal had no significant impact on burnout. A higher quality of the caregiver-care recipient relationship significantly reduced burnout. Burnout increased the adoption of unhealthy habits. The Hayes PROCESS macro was used to examine the impact of various demographic factors on the quality of the caregiver-care-recipient relationship. Marital status, employment, and education all had some mediating impact on the relationship between caregiver-care-recipient relationship and burnout. The findings of the study may lead to positive social change by assisting community stakeholders and healthcare educators in developing social support interventions, caregiver relief initiatives, such as nursing student relief programs, and strategies to counter the challenges experienced by family caregivers of AD loved ones.
Recommended Citation
elliott, rosaline Elaine, "Health Risk Factors of Female African American Informal Caregivers for Alzheimer’s Disease Patients in Low-Income Communities" (2024). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 16412.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16412
