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Caregiving
Culture, gender differences influence perception of stress and depression
January 20th, 2005
Culture and gender differences influence how caregivers to AIDS patients perceive their own stress and depression. "In a survey of 432 AIDS caregivers, we examined differences in the stress and coping process and predictors of depressive symptomatology by ethnicity and gender. Our sample included 192 Anglo gay and bisexual male partners, 86 Anglo women, and 154 Latina family caregivers," said H. Land and colleagues, University of Southern California. The researchers "examined differences in primary and secondary stressors as predictors of depression, differences in sociodemographic and background factors, and differences in the predictive value and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-01-20)
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