Among Latino/as, informal caregiving duties are often deemed a family responsibility. Understanding psychological outcomes tied to caregivers of Latina breast cancer survivors is important to identify the impacts of cancer. Secondary analysis of baseline data collected in a randomized clinical trial (RCT) from 230 Latina breast cancer survivor-caregiver dyads. Characteristics of caregivers residing in rural/underserved and urban areas were compared using t- or chi-square tests. General linear models were used to analyze depressive symptoms in relation to residence, survivor-caregiver relationship, acculturation, obligation, reciprocity, and comorbidities. Urban residence was significantly associated with higher levels of depression controlling for survivor-caregiver relationship acculturation, obligation, reciprocity, and comorbidities. Mother caregivers had significantly higher levels of depression than other caregivers. Depression among Latino/a caregiver's providing care to an adult child is an important consideration as Latino/as are less likely to seek out/have access to mental health services than other groups.
Keyphrases
- depressive symptoms
- palliative care
- sleep quality
- social support
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- african american
- mental health
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- pain management
- type diabetes
- big data
- papillary thyroid
- deep learning
- artificial intelligence
- physical activity
- electronic health record
- data analysis
- metabolic syndrome
- lymph node metastasis
- childhood cancer
- quality improvement