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Innov Aging
Innov Aging
innovateage
Innovation in Aging
2399-5300 Oxford University Press US 

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.083
igaa057.083
Abstracts
Session 2817 (Paper)
Informal and Formal Caregiving Issues
AcademicSubjects/SOC02600
Diverse Family Caregivers, Diverse Experiences in Caring
Young Heather 1 Bell Janice 1 Choula Rita 2 Kilaberia Tina 3 Reinhard Susan 2 1 
University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, United States
2 
AARP, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
3 
UC Davis Health, Sacramento, California, United States
2020 
16 12 2020 
16 12 2020 
4 Suppl 1 Program Abstracts from The GSA 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting “Turning 75: Why Age Matters”26 26
© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.2020This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Abstract
The Home Alone Revisited Study examined the experience of family caregivers including demands of caring for someone with physical, mental or behavioral health care needs, revealing a large proportion of caregivers managing medical/nursing tasks. The aim of this paper was to explicate racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of tasks and the perceptions of caregivers regarding their responsibilities. The study was a nationally representative, population-based online survey that oversampled underrepresented groups. The sample included 2,089 diverse family caregivers (Hispanic, n=307; Black/African American, n = 231; Asian/Pacific Islander, n=196; White, n=1,284; multi-racial, n= 71), 57% women, ranging from 18 to 91 years of age. Overall, fifty-two percent of caregivers reported performing at least one medical/nursing task for their care recipient, with a greater percentage (p<0.01) engaged in these tasks in two groups: Asian/Pacific Islander (62%) and multiracial (62%). Across the five racial/ethnic groups, we found significant differences in having a choice, feeling pressure, and the influence of culture and religion on the decision to take on medical/nursing tasks. There were also significant differences in the prevalence of performing 17 specific tasks, reports of difficulty with the tasks, the extent to which respondents felt prepared, and the strain that they experienced in providing care. The findings reveal both commonalities and significant heterogeneity in the caregiving experience, suggesting the importance of advancing the dialogue among health and social service providers about providing culturally and linguistically appropriate care and developing responsive tools and resources to support family caregivers as they engage in complex care.