Aranda M P, Knight B G
School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-0411, USA.
Gerontologist. 1997 Jun;37(3):342-54. doi: 10.1093/geront/37.3.342.
The authors review the literature on ethnic minority caregivers and suggest that ethnicity and culture play a significant role in the stress and coping process for Latino caregivers. Caregivers of older Latinos face special challenges in the caregiving for individuals at higher risk for specific chronic diseases, who are disabled at earlier ages, and who have more functional disabilities. Ethnicity and culture can also influence the appraisal of stress events, the perception and use of family support, and coping behaviors. Socioeconomic class and minority group status are discussed as additional sources of variation in the caregiver stress and coping model.
作者回顾了关于少数族裔照顾者的文献，并指出种族和文化在拉丁裔照顾者的压力与应对过程中发挥着重要作用。年长拉丁裔的照顾者在照顾患有特定慢性病风险更高、更早残疾且功能残疾更多的个体时面临特殊挑战。种族和文化还会影响对压力事件的评估、对家庭支持的认知和利用以及应对行为。社会经济阶层和少数群体地位被视为照顾者压力与应对模式中其他的变异来源进行了讨论。
