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Reviews: developing culturally sensitive dementia caregiver interventions: are we there yet?
Napoles AM, Chadiha L, Eversley R, Moreno-John G.. American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2010-05-27
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Despite evidence of ethnic differences in family caregivers' experiences, the extent to which caregiver interventions are culturally tailored to address these differences is unknown. A systematic review of literature published from 1980 to 2009 identified: differences in caregiving experiences of African American, Latino, and Chinese American caregivers; psychosocial support interventions in these groups; and cultural tailoring of interventions. Ethnic differences in caregiving occurred at multiple levels (intrapersonal, interpersonal, environmental) and in multiple domains (psychosocial health, life satisfaction, caregiving appraisals, spirituality, coping, self-efficacy, physical functioning, social support, filial responsibility, familism, views toward elders, use of formal services and health care). Only 18 of 47 intervention articles reported outcomes by caregiver ethnicity. Only 11 reported cultural tailoring; 8 were from the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) initiative. Cultural tailoring addressed familism, language, literacy, protecting elders, and logistical barriers. Results suggest that more caregiver intervention studies evaluating systematically the benefits of cultural tailoring are needed.
Key findings
- Results suggest that more caregiver intervention studies evaluating systematically the benefits of cultural tailoring are needed.
Why it matters
Reviewing caregiver research from 1980 to 2009 on African American, Latino and Chinese American family caregivers, this study found ethnic differences in many areas of caregiving, from coping and social support to family duty and use of health services. Yet only 18 of 47 intervention studies reported results by ethnicity, and only 11 described cultural tailoring (8 of them from the REACH program), mostly around family values, language, literacy and practical barriers. The authors conclude that more studies are needed to test systematically whether tailoring helps; the review does not address treating or preventing Alzheimer's itself.
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Study details
- Study designsystematic review
- Evidence strengthHigh
How this study scored 59/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a systematic review of all the studies on the question. Scored zero for sample size, effect reported and studied in people because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias®: journal h-index 93 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 12 / 12 | A systematic review of all the studies on the question |
| Strength of evidence | 5 / 5 | Rated “high” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2010 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | A review of other studies — randomisation is not credited here |
| Times cited | 5 / 7 | Cited 226 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 12.6 citations a year over 18 year(s) since 2010 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 3.8× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 3 / 6 | Cited by 20 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 3 / 4 | Cited 53 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 1 / 4 | Last-listed author Gina Moreno-John: h-index 9 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University of Michigan: institution h-index 2,240 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 20508244) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 59 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Napoles, A. M., Chadiha, L., Eversley, R., & Moreno-John, G. (2010). Reviews: developing culturally sensitive dementia caregiver interventions: are we there yet? American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. https://doi.org/10.1177/1533317510370957
Vancouver
Napoles AM, Chadiha L, Eversley R, Moreno-John G. Reviews: developing culturally sensitive dementia caregiver interventions: are we there yet? American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. 2010. doi:10.1177/1533317510370957. PMID: 20508244.
BibTeX
@article{napoles2010-20508244,
author = {Napoles, A. M. and Chadiha, L. and Eversley, R. and Moreno-John, G.},
title = {{Reviews: developing culturally sensitive dementia caregiver interventions: are we there yet?}},
journal = {American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias},
year = {2010},
doi = {10.1177/1533317510370957},
pmid = {20508244},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1533317510370957}
}
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