# CULTURAL IMPACT ON CAREGIVING OUTCOME--ALZHEIMER'S PTS

> **NIH NIH R01** · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · 1992 · $152,361

## Abstract

Little research has addressed culturally-linked differences in outcomes
for Alzheimer's Disease patients, even though there is less likelihood
that Blacks will be placed in institutions than Whites. Since there are
comparable rates of the disease for Blacks and Whites, examining the
placement patterns of the two groups and their possible predictors
affords researchers the opportunity to consider the placement process.
Furthermore, such research can investigate differential caregiving
outcomes for Black and White Alzheimer's patients as they relate to
ethnic differences in attitudes of caregivers toward assisting ailing
elders.

This work will attempt to determine the cultural impact on caregiving
outcomes among 600 Alzheimer's patients and care providers, half Black
and half White. The longitudinal study will examine attitudes, behavior,
and the stress of caregiving and associate their relationship with
placement in institutions. Four caregiver interviews will take place and
patient outcomes will be tracked. Culturally sensitive instruments will
be used wherever they exist and all measures will be validated among the
population under study. Hypotheses will link ethnicity-attitudes-
placement outcomes as they are reflected in three sub-models.
Specifically, we hypothesize that Black Alzheimer's patients will be
less likely to be placed in institutions, even when their caregivers
experience comparable primary and secondary stress, because expectations
for home-based care are stronger than among White caregivers.
Statistical analysis will include structural models and also event
history analysis. In using the latter, investigators can consider the
time-varying aspects of placement and determine which predictor
variables are associated with early, later, or non-placement outcomes.

Including ethnic considerations as they involve attitudinal variables
can enable researchers to better address placement and similar outcomes
of Alzheimer's Disease, especially since racial differences in placement
have not been explained.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3121713
- **Project number:** 1R01AG009791-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
- **SAM.gov UEI:** M6K6NTJ2MNE5
- **Principal Investigator:** ROSALIE F YOUNG
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1992
- **Award amount:** $152,361
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 1992-06-01 → 1996-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3121713

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3121713, CULTURAL IMPACT ON CAREGIVING OUTCOME--ALZHEIMER'S PTS (1R01AG009791-01A1). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3121713. Licensed CC0.

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