Caregivers' and Health Care Providers' Cultural Perceptions of and Experiences With Latino Patients With Dementia.

Many Latino households have a strong sense of familism, thus care coordination with multiple caregivers is essential to high-quality care. Improved shared decision-making strategies tailored to a population that may be culturally deferential to authoritative figures can aid caregiver understanding and engagement with the provider. These interactions can often be more authentic when communicating with a member of the care team in Spanish. A cultural stigma of mental illness was also identified; clinicians can work toward normalizing discussion of mental illness and its treatment by openly discussing mental health during annual visits. Through these themes, we demonstrate some of the strengths and weaknesses of the current care delivery model within a sociocultural context to improve patient care and outcomes for Latino families caring for individuals living with dementia.