Abstract
Alzheimer's disease caregiver support groups were developed simultaneously in two southeastern cities with existing AD support groups but without ethnic minority use. The “ethic competence” concept, featuring targeted ethnographic methods, was applied in African-American and Hispanic communities in both sites. In 2 years, 114 ethnic minority primary caregiver and patient dyads were identified and African-American and Hispanic support groups were functioning.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 409-414 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Gerontologist |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:'This project was supported in part by a grant, 90AMO724, from the Administration on Aging, Office of Human Development Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration on Aging policy. Sponsored by Administration on Aging; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; the State of Florida, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services; Aging and Adult Services; and the University of South Florida Suncoast Gerontology Center. -Suncoast Gerontology Center and Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida Health Sciences Center, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC Box 50, Tampa, FL 33612. 'Suncoast Gerontology Center, University of South Florida, Tampa. ••Department of Gerontology, University of South Florida, Tampa. 'College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa.
Keywords
- Black churches
- Ethnic minority
- Ethnographic methods
- Public health