Determinants of Caregiving Subgroups for Mexican American Caregivers Assisting Older Adults at Home and Their Influence on Perceived Stress

Karen E. Schlag (), Xiaoying Yu, Soham Al Snih and Monique R. Pappadis
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Karen E. Schlag: Sealy Center on Aging, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB Health), Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Xiaoying Yu: Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB Health), Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Soham Al Snih: Sealy Center on Aging, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB Health), Galveston, TX 77555, USA
Monique R. Pappadis: Sealy Center on Aging, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB Health), Galveston, TX 77555, USA

IJERPH, 2025, vol. 22, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: Patterns of family caregiving of older adults have been identified based on aspects such as care-related tasks and intensity and are associated with caregiver well-being. A gap remains, however, in understanding how individual-, relational-, and cultural-level factors concurrently inform caregiving groups within multicultural families. In this study, we identified caregiving patterns among Mexican American individuals aiding older adults by drawing from a variety of care recipient and caregiver characteristics. We also assessed relationships between established subgroups and perceived caregiver stress. Using data from the 2016 Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (Caregiver supplement, Wave 9, N = 460), we performed latent class analysis to determine caregiving subgroups from 8 indicator variables representing patient needs, family characteristics, and caregiver health and support. Findings identified four caregiving subgroups that varied based on older adults’ care needs and caregivers’ family status, nativity, and health. Results from multivariable linear regression indicated that caregivers from the Moderate Burden/Non-cohabitating group perceived significantly less stress than those in the Elevated Burden & Health Risk group. In conclusion, we demonstrated how multi-level factors shape caregiving patterns, which can inform support efforts for multicultural families.

Keywords: caregiving subgroups; Mexican Americans; latent class analysis; perceived stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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