Validation of dementia care-related scales among informal caregivers of Latinos with dementia or mild cognitive impairment.

Objectives: To test the psychometric properties of several dementia care-related scales among Latinos in the US.

Design: We leveraged secondary baseline data from a one-arm mHealth trial on dementia caregiver support. We included 100 responses for caregiver-focused scales and 88 responses for care recipient-focused scales.

Analysis of the intensity of engagement with , a text message intervention for dementia caregiver support among Latinos/as.

Objectives: To examine the associations between participant intensity of engagement with a text message intervention, , and socio-demographic factors, acceptability measures, and clinical outcomes among Latino/a caregivers of individuals with dementia.

Methods: is a six-month, bilingual, and bidirectional intervention. We enrolled 24 Latino/a caregivers in a one-arm feasibility trial.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Latino Families With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: Qualitative Interviews With Family Caregivers and Primary Care Providers.

Background: Latino individuals experience disparities in the care of Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) and have disproportionately high COVID-19 infection and death outcomes.

Objective: We aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among Latino families with ADRD in the United States.

Methods: This was a qualitative study of 21 informal caregivers of Latino individuals with ADRD and 23 primary care providers who serve Latino patients.

A culturally and linguistically adapted text-message Diabetes Prevention Program for Latinos: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness.

Despite the general positive outcomes of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), the program's reach, adherence, and effectiveness among Latinos are still suboptimal. Text-message DPP can potentially overcome barriers and improve DPP outcomes for this group. We aimed to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminarily effectiveness of a culturally and linguistically adapted text-message DPP for Latinos.

A text message intervention to support latino dementia family caregivers (CuidaTEXT): feasibility study.

Objectives: To test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of : a bidirectional text message intervention to support Latino dementia family caregivers.

Methods: is a six-month, bilingual intervention tailored to caregiver needs (e.g.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Latino families with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: Perceptions of family caregivers and primary care providers.

Latinos experience disproportionately poor outcomes in dementia and COVID-19, which may synergistically impact their health. We explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among Latino families with dementia via a qualitative descriptive study of 21 informal caregivers of Latinos with dementia and 24 primary care providers. Two themes arose: (e.