| Alzheimer's disease family caregivers represent a significant portion of our society, and effective interventions to support them are critical. Research has shown that interventions improve caregiver well-being, but research on the mechanisms by which this happens, and the impact of race/ethnicity on such mechanisms, is sparse. The specific aims of this study were to (1) identify mechanisms by which an Alzheimer's caregiver intervention affected well-being, and (2) evaluate the impact of caregiver race/ethnicity on these mechanisms. This study presented and tested a theoretical model using secondary analysis of data from REACH II. Structural equation modeling was used to evaluate pathways to well-being for racially/ethnically diverse caregivers (n = 498). Findings indicate that caregiver stress mediated the relationship between perception of caregiving and well-being and that caregiver race/ethnicity moderated the relationship between stress and burden and between perception of caregiving and depression. Implications of the findings for social work practice and policy are explored. |
