Resourcefulness in African American and Caucasian American Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: Associations With Perceived Burden, Depression, Anxiety, Positive Cognitions, and Psychological Well-Being

Purpose Providing care to persons with dementia can have negative effects on caregivers\u27 physical and psychological well-being. This secondary analysis explored relationships among perceived burden, depression, anxiety, resourcefulness, and psychological well-being in 28 African American (AA) and 45 Caucasian American (CA) caregivers of persons with dementia. Design and Methods Descriptive, cross-sectional design was used to examine the hypothesized relationships in a sample of 73 caregivers. Findings CAs reported greater burden (t = −3.68, p \u3c .001), more anxiety (t = −2.66, p \u3c .01), depression (t = −2.21, p \u3c .05), and hostility (t = −2.30, p \u3c .05) than AAs. AAs reported higher scores than CAs on resourcefulness, positive cognitions, and psychological well-being. Practice Implications The study findings provided directions for the development of resourcefulness interventions to enhance the psychological well-being among dementia caregivers