Community health workers supporting diverse family caregivers of persons with dementia: Preliminary qualitative results from a randomized home-based study
Interview data show that the culturally and linguistically tailored program supported diverse caregivers by increasing self-care awareness, improving knowledge about dementia and dementia care, strengthening communication skills, and facilitating access to community resources. Strong rapport between CHWs and caregivers enhanced the effectiveness of the intervention. Future approaches can focus on supporting caregivers with especially limited resources.
Authors
- Jung‐Ah Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0678-5956)
- Amir M. Rahmani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0725-1155)
- Eunbee Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3867-4679)
- Julie Rousseau
- Eunae Ju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3540-7607)
- Eilleen Sabino‐Laughlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3874-4633)
- Adeline Nyamathi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4979-6620)
- Lisa Gibbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2811-4782)
- Julie Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8781-4706)
Institutions
- University of California, Irvine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dementia
- Published
- 2024-11-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012241302367
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16