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. 1998 May-Jun;19(3):127-8, 133-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0197-4572(98)90056-8.

African-American caregiving for a relative with Alzheimer's disease

P F Sterritt  1 , M E Pokorny
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African-American caregiving for a relative with Alzheimer's disease

P F Sterritt et al. Geriatr Nurs. 1998 May-Jun.

Abstract

This study explored the meaning of caregiving to nine African-American caregivers of family members with Alzheimer's disease. Open-ended questions were used. Four major themes emerged from the study: caregiving is a traditional family value, caregiving is an act of love, social support is a mediator of the caregiver burden, and caregiving is a female role.

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