Depression in Family Caregivers of Mexican Descent: Exacerbated by Stress and Mitigated by Mutuality

By 2050, individuals 65 and older will total 25% of the U.S. population, making family caregiving an essential part of the aging United States (Mentes, Salem,& Phillips, 2017). With improved longevity, many aging adults will require family caregiving as the number of these individuals living with disability increases. Of Latino individuals living in the United States, those who identify with Mexican ethnicity or descent comprise the majority (58.5%) (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011). Aging adults of Mexican descent and their non-paid family caregivers have unique cultural, historical, and

Source: Research in gerontological nursing - May 25, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Janice D. Crist, PhD, RN, FNGNA, FAAN Source Type: research