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Dunn, Dorothy J; Schwartz, Anna; Teufel-Shone, Nicolette I; Meyer, Linda A Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Scholar Science, 25 (2), pp. 16, 2019. @article{Dunn2019, title = {Educational Program to Build Resilience for Caregivers, Family Members, and Community Members in the Care of Elder Native Americans who are Experiencing Memory Loss and Cognitive Decline}, author = {Dorothy J Dunn and Anna Schwartz and Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone and Linda A. Meyer }, url = {https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Educational+Program+to+Promote+Resilience+for+Caregivers%2C+Family...-a0583693719}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-03-01}, journal = {Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Scholar Science}, volume = {25}, number = {2}, pages = {16}, abstract = {Partnering with Adopt-A-Native-Elder Program (ANE) afforded the opportunity for tribal and academic partners to explore the role of resilience in contributing positive health outcomes in the Navajo communities who are experience memory loss, cognitive decline, and/or dementia as they age. The purpose of this project was to provide an educational program to build and nurture resilience for caregivers and their Navajo Elder‘s in a manner to maintain their traditional spirit and cultural lifestyle. Using a community-based participatory framework grounded through the lens of compassion energy with ANE and focusing on Navajo Elder’s and their caregivers for this project allowed for a better sense of how caregiving for Native Elders with memory loss and cognitive decline is manifested and experienced.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Partnering with Adopt-A-Native-Elder Program (ANE) afforded the opportunity for tribal and academic partners to explore the role of resilience in contributing positive health outcomes in the Navajo communities who are experience memory loss, cognitive decline, and/or dementia as they age. The purpose of this project was to provide an educational program to build and nurture resilience for caregivers and their Navajo Elder‘s in a manner to maintain their traditional spirit and cultural lifestyle. Using a community-based participatory framework grounded through the lens of compassion energy with ANE and focusing on Navajo Elder’s and their caregivers for this project allowed for a better sense of how caregiving for Native Elders with memory loss and cognitive decline is manifested and experienced. |
Cordova-Marks, Felina M; Harris, Robin; Teufel-Shone, Nicolette I; Norton, Beatrice; Mastergeorge, Ann M; Gerald, Lynn Characteristics of American Indian Female Caregivers on a Southwest American Indian Reservation Journal Article Journal of Community Health, 44 (1), pp. 52-60, 2019. @article{Cordova-Marks2019, title = {Characteristics of American Indian Female Caregivers on a Southwest American Indian Reservation}, author = {Felina M Cordova-Marks and Robin Harris and Nicolette I Teufel-Shone and Beatrice Norton and Ann M Mastergeorge and Lynn Gerald}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10900-018-0552-7}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-02-01}, journal = {Journal of Community Health}, volume = {44}, number = {1}, pages = {52-60}, abstract = {American Indian (AI) caregivers have been excluded from national survey efforts. Drawing from a 2012 survey administered on the Hopi Reservation in northern Arizona, 20% of adults are caregivers. More information is needed to guide program development tailored to Hopi needs. In a University-Community collaboration, a 58 question survey was administered to self-identified caregivers of a family member about amount and type of care provided, difficulties, caregiver health, and desired support services. Characteristics of caregivers and their experiences were described. Forty-four (44) female Hopi caregivers were interviewed from June–October 2017, mean age of 59 years (± 12.6) with mean 5.5 year (± 4.4) history of providing care. Over 84% provided care to either a parent or grandparent. Most caregivers provided transportation (93.2%), housework (93.2%), and medical related care (72.7%). Caregivers stated they had difficulties with not having enough time for family and or friends (88.6%), financial burdens (75.0%), and not having enough time for themselves (61.4%). The most frequently identified difficulty was stress (45.5%). Caregivers would like additional services, with 76.7% asking for training. Over 77% would not consider placing their relative in an assisted living facility. Compared to national data, Hopi female caregivers are older, provide more care hours/week, more caregiving duties, and for a longer number of years. Stress is the most reported difficulty, although lower than national levels. As caregivers are resistant to placing the recipient in assisted living, educational efforts should focus on training caregivers to assist the care recipient and decreasing caregiver stress.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } American Indian (AI) caregivers have been excluded from national survey efforts. Drawing from a 2012 survey administered on the Hopi Reservation in northern Arizona, 20% of adults are caregivers. More information is needed to guide program development tailored to Hopi needs. In a University-Community collaboration, a 58 question survey was administered to self-identified caregivers of a family member about amount and type of care provided, difficulties, caregiver health, and desired support services. Characteristics of caregivers and their experiences were described. Forty-four (44) female Hopi caregivers were interviewed from June–October 2017, mean age of 59 years (± 12.6) with mean 5.5 year (± 4.4) history of providing care. Over 84% provided care to either a parent or grandparent. Most caregivers provided transportation (93.2%), housework (93.2%), and medical related care (72.7%). Caregivers stated they had difficulties with not having enough time for family and or friends (88.6%), financial burdens (75.0%), and not having enough time for themselves (61.4%). The most frequently identified difficulty was stress (45.5%). Caregivers would like additional services, with 76.7% asking for training. Over 77% would not consider placing their relative in an assisted living facility. Compared to national data, Hopi female caregivers are older, provide more care hours/week, more caregiving duties, and for a longer number of years. Stress is the most reported difficulty, although lower than national levels. As caregivers are resistant to placing the recipient in assisted living, educational efforts should focus on training caregivers to assist the care recipient and decreasing caregiver stress. |
Cordova-Marks, Felina M; Harris, Robin; Teufel-Shone, Nicolette; Norton, Beatrice; Mastergeorge, Ann M; Gerald, Lynn Characteristics of American Indian female caregivers on a Southwest American Indian reservation Journal Article Journal of Community Health, 2018. @article{Cordova-Marks2018, title = {Characteristics of American Indian female caregivers on a Southwest American Indian reservation}, author = {Felina M Cordova-Marks and Robin Harris and Nicolette Teufel-Shone and Beatrice Norton and Ann M Mastergeorge and Lynn Gerald}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10900-018-0552-7}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-07-28}, journal = {Journal of Community Health}, abstract = {American Indian (AI) caregivers have been excluded from national survey efforts. Drawing from a 2012 survey administered on the Hopi Reservation in northern Arizona, 20% of adults are caregivers. More information is needed to guide program development tailored to Hopi needs. In a University-Community collaboration, a 58 question survey was administered to self-identified caregivers of a family member about amount and type of care provided, difficulties, caregiver health, and desired support services. Characteristics of caregivers and their experiences were described. Forty-four (44) female Hopi caregivers were interviewed from June–October 2017, mean age of 59 years (± 12.6) with mean 5.5 year (± 4.4) history of providing care. Over 84% provided care to either a parent or grandparent. Most caregivers provided transportation (93.2%), housework (93.2%), and medical related care (72.7%). Caregivers stated they had difficulties with not having enough time for family and or friends (88.6%), financial burdens (75.0%), and not having enough time for themselves (61.4%). The most frequently identified difficulty was stress (45.5%). Caregivers would like additional services, with 76.7% asking for training. Over 77% would not consider placing their relative in an assisted living facility. Compared to national data, Hopi female caregivers are older, provide more care hours/week, more caregiving duties, and for a longer number of years. Stress is the most reported difficulty, although lower than national levels. As caregivers are resistant to placing the recipient in assisted living, educational efforts should focus on training caregivers to assist the care recipient and decreasing caregiver stress.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } American Indian (AI) caregivers have been excluded from national survey efforts. Drawing from a 2012 survey administered on the Hopi Reservation in northern Arizona, 20% of adults are caregivers. More information is needed to guide program development tailored to Hopi needs. In a University-Community collaboration, a 58 question survey was administered to self-identified caregivers of a family member about amount and type of care provided, difficulties, caregiver health, and desired support services. Characteristics of caregivers and their experiences were described. Forty-four (44) female Hopi caregivers were interviewed from June–October 2017, mean age of 59 years (± 12.6) with mean 5.5 year (± 4.4) history of providing care. Over 84% provided care to either a parent or grandparent. Most caregivers provided transportation (93.2%), housework (93.2%), and medical related care (72.7%). Caregivers stated they had difficulties with not having enough time for family and or friends (88.6%), financial burdens (75.0%), and not having enough time for themselves (61.4%). The most frequently identified difficulty was stress (45.5%). Caregivers would like additional services, with 76.7% asking for training. Over 77% would not consider placing their relative in an assisted living facility. Compared to national data, Hopi female caregivers are older, provide more care hours/week, more caregiving duties, and for a longer number of years. Stress is the most reported difficulty, although lower than national levels. As caregivers are resistant to placing the recipient in assisted living, educational efforts should focus on training caregivers to assist the care recipient and decreasing caregiver stress. |
2019 |
Dunn, Dorothy J; Schwartz, Anna; Teufel-Shone, Nicolette I; Meyer, Linda A Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Scholar Science, 25 (2), pp. 16, 2019. @article{Dunn2019, title = {Educational Program to Build Resilience for Caregivers, Family Members, and Community Members in the Care of Elder Native Americans who are Experiencing Memory Loss and Cognitive Decline}, author = {Dorothy J Dunn and Anna Schwartz and Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone and Linda A. Meyer }, url = {https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Educational+Program+to+Promote+Resilience+for+Caregivers%2C+Family...-a0583693719}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-03-01}, journal = {Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Scholar Science}, volume = {25}, number = {2}, pages = {16}, abstract = {Partnering with Adopt-A-Native-Elder Program (ANE) afforded the opportunity for tribal and academic partners to explore the role of resilience in contributing positive health outcomes in the Navajo communities who are experience memory loss, cognitive decline, and/or dementia as they age. The purpose of this project was to provide an educational program to build and nurture resilience for caregivers and their Navajo Elder‘s in a manner to maintain their traditional spirit and cultural lifestyle. Using a community-based participatory framework grounded through the lens of compassion energy with ANE and focusing on Navajo Elder’s and their caregivers for this project allowed for a better sense of how caregiving for Native Elders with memory loss and cognitive decline is manifested and experienced.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Partnering with Adopt-A-Native-Elder Program (ANE) afforded the opportunity for tribal and academic partners to explore the role of resilience in contributing positive health outcomes in the Navajo communities who are experience memory loss, cognitive decline, and/or dementia as they age. The purpose of this project was to provide an educational program to build and nurture resilience for caregivers and their Navajo Elder‘s in a manner to maintain their traditional spirit and cultural lifestyle. Using a community-based participatory framework grounded through the lens of compassion energy with ANE and focusing on Navajo Elder’s and their caregivers for this project allowed for a better sense of how caregiving for Native Elders with memory loss and cognitive decline is manifested and experienced. |
Cordova-Marks, Felina M; Harris, Robin; Teufel-Shone, Nicolette I; Norton, Beatrice; Mastergeorge, Ann M; Gerald, Lynn Characteristics of American Indian Female Caregivers on a Southwest American Indian Reservation Journal Article Journal of Community Health, 44 (1), pp. 52-60, 2019. @article{Cordova-Marks2019, title = {Characteristics of American Indian Female Caregivers on a Southwest American Indian Reservation}, author = {Felina M Cordova-Marks and Robin Harris and Nicolette I Teufel-Shone and Beatrice Norton and Ann M Mastergeorge and Lynn Gerald}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10900-018-0552-7}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-02-01}, journal = {Journal of Community Health}, volume = {44}, number = {1}, pages = {52-60}, abstract = {American Indian (AI) caregivers have been excluded from national survey efforts. Drawing from a 2012 survey administered on the Hopi Reservation in northern Arizona, 20% of adults are caregivers. More information is needed to guide program development tailored to Hopi needs. In a University-Community collaboration, a 58 question survey was administered to self-identified caregivers of a family member about amount and type of care provided, difficulties, caregiver health, and desired support services. Characteristics of caregivers and their experiences were described. Forty-four (44) female Hopi caregivers were interviewed from June–October 2017, mean age of 59 years (± 12.6) with mean 5.5 year (± 4.4) history of providing care. Over 84% provided care to either a parent or grandparent. Most caregivers provided transportation (93.2%), housework (93.2%), and medical related care (72.7%). Caregivers stated they had difficulties with not having enough time for family and or friends (88.6%), financial burdens (75.0%), and not having enough time for themselves (61.4%). The most frequently identified difficulty was stress (45.5%). Caregivers would like additional services, with 76.7% asking for training. Over 77% would not consider placing their relative in an assisted living facility. Compared to national data, Hopi female caregivers are older, provide more care hours/week, more caregiving duties, and for a longer number of years. Stress is the most reported difficulty, although lower than national levels. As caregivers are resistant to placing the recipient in assisted living, educational efforts should focus on training caregivers to assist the care recipient and decreasing caregiver stress.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } American Indian (AI) caregivers have been excluded from national survey efforts. Drawing from a 2012 survey administered on the Hopi Reservation in northern Arizona, 20% of adults are caregivers. More information is needed to guide program development tailored to Hopi needs. In a University-Community collaboration, a 58 question survey was administered to self-identified caregivers of a family member about amount and type of care provided, difficulties, caregiver health, and desired support services. Characteristics of caregivers and their experiences were described. Forty-four (44) female Hopi caregivers were interviewed from June–October 2017, mean age of 59 years (± 12.6) with mean 5.5 year (± 4.4) history of providing care. Over 84% provided care to either a parent or grandparent. Most caregivers provided transportation (93.2%), housework (93.2%), and medical related care (72.7%). Caregivers stated they had difficulties with not having enough time for family and or friends (88.6%), financial burdens (75.0%), and not having enough time for themselves (61.4%). The most frequently identified difficulty was stress (45.5%). Caregivers would like additional services, with 76.7% asking for training. Over 77% would not consider placing their relative in an assisted living facility. Compared to national data, Hopi female caregivers are older, provide more care hours/week, more caregiving duties, and for a longer number of years. Stress is the most reported difficulty, although lower than national levels. As caregivers are resistant to placing the recipient in assisted living, educational efforts should focus on training caregivers to assist the care recipient and decreasing caregiver stress. |
2018 |
Cordova-Marks, Felina M; Harris, Robin; Teufel-Shone, Nicolette; Norton, Beatrice; Mastergeorge, Ann M; Gerald, Lynn Characteristics of American Indian female caregivers on a Southwest American Indian reservation Journal Article Journal of Community Health, 2018. @article{Cordova-Marks2018, title = {Characteristics of American Indian female caregivers on a Southwest American Indian reservation}, author = {Felina M Cordova-Marks and Robin Harris and Nicolette Teufel-Shone and Beatrice Norton and Ann M Mastergeorge and Lynn Gerald}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10900-018-0552-7}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-07-28}, journal = {Journal of Community Health}, abstract = {American Indian (AI) caregivers have been excluded from national survey efforts. Drawing from a 2012 survey administered on the Hopi Reservation in northern Arizona, 20% of adults are caregivers. More information is needed to guide program development tailored to Hopi needs. In a University-Community collaboration, a 58 question survey was administered to self-identified caregivers of a family member about amount and type of care provided, difficulties, caregiver health, and desired support services. Characteristics of caregivers and their experiences were described. Forty-four (44) female Hopi caregivers were interviewed from June–October 2017, mean age of 59 years (± 12.6) with mean 5.5 year (± 4.4) history of providing care. Over 84% provided care to either a parent or grandparent. Most caregivers provided transportation (93.2%), housework (93.2%), and medical related care (72.7%). Caregivers stated they had difficulties with not having enough time for family and or friends (88.6%), financial burdens (75.0%), and not having enough time for themselves (61.4%). The most frequently identified difficulty was stress (45.5%). Caregivers would like additional services, with 76.7% asking for training. Over 77% would not consider placing their relative in an assisted living facility. Compared to national data, Hopi female caregivers are older, provide more care hours/week, more caregiving duties, and for a longer number of years. Stress is the most reported difficulty, although lower than national levels. As caregivers are resistant to placing the recipient in assisted living, educational efforts should focus on training caregivers to assist the care recipient and decreasing caregiver stress.}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } American Indian (AI) caregivers have been excluded from national survey efforts. Drawing from a 2012 survey administered on the Hopi Reservation in northern Arizona, 20% of adults are caregivers. More information is needed to guide program development tailored to Hopi needs. In a University-Community collaboration, a 58 question survey was administered to self-identified caregivers of a family member about amount and type of care provided, difficulties, caregiver health, and desired support services. Characteristics of caregivers and their experiences were described. Forty-four (44) female Hopi caregivers were interviewed from June–October 2017, mean age of 59 years (± 12.6) with mean 5.5 year (± 4.4) history of providing care. Over 84% provided care to either a parent or grandparent. Most caregivers provided transportation (93.2%), housework (93.2%), and medical related care (72.7%). Caregivers stated they had difficulties with not having enough time for family and or friends (88.6%), financial burdens (75.0%), and not having enough time for themselves (61.4%). The most frequently identified difficulty was stress (45.5%). Caregivers would like additional services, with 76.7% asking for training. Over 77% would not consider placing their relative in an assisted living facility. Compared to national data, Hopi female caregivers are older, provide more care hours/week, more caregiving duties, and for a longer number of years. Stress is the most reported difficulty, although lower than national levels. As caregivers are resistant to placing the recipient in assisted living, educational efforts should focus on training caregivers to assist the care recipient and decreasing caregiver stress. |