Mental Health Outcomes of Immigrant- and US-Born Caregivers

California Health Interview Survey, 2019–2020

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ID11029513
AuthorsSasha Zhou (0000-0003-3050-1773, Sasha Zhou is with the Department of Public Health, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Minakshi Raj is with and Babatope Ayokunle Ogunjesa is a doctoral student in the College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.), Babatope Ayokunle Ogunjesa (Sasha Zhou is with the Department of Public Health, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Minakshi Raj is with and Babatope Ayokunle Ogunjesa is a doctoral student in the College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.), Babatope Ogunjesa (0000-0002-4656-9169, Wayne State University), Mrinalini Raj (0000-0002-1457-7850, Sasha Zhou is with the Department of Public Health, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Minakshi Raj is with and Babatope Ayokunle Ogunjesa is a doctoral student in the College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.), Minakshi Raj
Year2024
Volume114
IssueS2
Pages189-199
Publication date2024-02-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2023.307396
PMID38354351
OpenAlexW4391805856
LanguageEN
References cited42

Objectives. To compare the mental health outcomes of US-born with immigrant caregivers of adult care recipients. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional secondary analysis of the 2019 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), administered via web or telephone to 22 152 participants between September and December 2019. We characterized (1) caregivers and noncaregivers, and (2) US-born versus immigrant caregivers. Then, we estimated and compared (3) the relationship between caregiving status and severe psychological distress among US-born and immigrant respondents, and (4) correlates of severe psychological distress among US-born and immigrant respondents. Results. Caregivers were more likely than noncaregivers to report severe psychological distress ( P Conclusions. US-born and immigrant caregivers may experience different risk factors for psychological distress associated with caregiving. Clinical and community resources should be tailored to caregivers’ distinct needs with consideration of how access to resources (e.g., language), circumstances (e.g., acculturation), and cultural norms (e.g., filial piety) may be associated with exacerbation of psychological distress among immigrants. ( Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S2):S189–S199. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307396 )

Acculturation · Distress · Immigration · Logistic regression · Loneliness · Mental health · Odds · Psychiatry · Public health · Social support · Telephone interview · Clinical Psychology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology

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