Exploration of Parkinson's Disease Symptomatology Subtypes From the Caregiver Perspective: Implications for Caregiver Burden, Depression, and Anxiety.

Background: While research has demonstrated associations between Parkinson's disease (PD) severity and caregiver burden and emotional functioning, less is known about the associations between specific PD symptom patterns and caregiver functioning.

Objective: The purpose of the current study was to explore symptomatology subtypes in PD from the caregiver perspective in the U.S.

Psychometric investigation of the affiliate stigma scale in Mexican Parkinson's disease caregivers: Development of a short form.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) caregivers, particularly in Latin America, may experience high levels of affiliate stigma due to their association with a person having a disability. The most common measure used of this construct in the literature, the Affiliate Stigma Scale, was validated using non-standard and questionable methods.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Affiliate Stigma Scale with PD caregivers in Mexico using more widely accepted psychometric approaches including confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses (CFAs, EFAs).

Parkinson's Symptoms and Caregiver Affiliate Stigma: A Multinational Study.

Background And Objective: Research has documented the stigma that individuals with degenerative neurological diseases experience, but caregivers also experience stigma by association (i.e., affiliate stigma).

Parkinson's family dynamics and caregiver sense of coherence: A family-systems approach to coping in Mexico and the United States.

Objective: The population of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) is growing in Mexico and the United States, and there is an increasing need for family members to provide caregiving. This study examined the connections between family dynamics and coping, or sense of coherence, among PD caregivers in Mexico (n = 148) and the United States (n = 105).

Methods: Caregivers completed measures of family dynamics and sense of coherence across indices of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness.

Sleep, caregiver burden, and life satisfaction in Parkinson's disease caregivers: a multinational investigation.

Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to examine the pattern of associations among PD patient and caregiver sleep problems, caregiver burden, and caregiver life satisfaction. A secondary aim was to assess whether the pattern of associations differed between Mexican and U.S.

Cross-cultural differences in Parkinson's disease caregiving and burden between the United States and Mexico.

Introduction: Given the rapidly aging population in both the United States and Mexico, rates of Parkinson's disease (PD) are likely to rise in both countries, suggesting that the number of individuals providing informal care will also increase, and the healthcare system will have to consider the burden this places upon caregivers. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to examine differences in PD caregiving and burden between the United States and Mexico.

Methods: Data were collected from PD caregivers in the Parkinson's Clinic at the Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde in Guadalajara, Mexico (N = 148) and the Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia (N = 105) regarding caregiver demographics and self-reported burden.

Parkinson's Symptoms and Caregiver Burden and Mental Health: A Cross-Cultural Mediational Model.

Informal caregivers are critical in the care of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) and spend substantial time providing care, which may be associated with negative caregiver outcomes such as burden and mental health issues. Although research in the United States and Europe has generally supported these relations, there is very limited research on PD caregiving in Latin America. The current study examined the following connections in a sample of PD caregivers from the United States ( = 105) and Mexico ( = 148): (a) PD-related impairments (motor and nonmotor symptoms) and caregiver burden, (b) caregiver burden and caregiver mental health, and (c) PD-related impairments and mental health through caregiver burden.

Parkinson's family needs and caregiver mental health: A cross-cultural comparison between Mexico and the United States.

Background/objective: Given the growing population of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) worldwide and the growing need for family members to take on a caregiving role, it is critical that cross-cultural differences be examined in order to better meet the needs of PD caregivers. The purpose of this study was to examine the connections between the unmet needs and mental health of PD caregivers differentially in Mexico and the United States.

Methods: In Parkinson's clinics at public, academic medical centers, PD caregivers from Mexico (n = 148) and the United States (n = 105) completed measures of unmet family needs and mental health.

Distress associated with patients' symptoms and depression in a sample of Mexican caregivers of individuals with MS.

Purpose/objective: The objectives of this quantitative correlational study were to: (a) determine the frequency and level of distress associated with patients' symptoms as reported by caregivers of individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), (b) determine the prevalence of depression in these caregivers, and (c) examine the relationship between these caregivers' total symptom distress and depression after controlling for patient, caregiver, and illness characteristics.

Method/design: In this quantitative correlational study, data from 79 caregivers of individuals with MS in Mexico were analyzed.

Results: The patient symptoms with the highest average level of distress for caregivers were depression, difficulty talking, difficulty hearing, becoming upset easily, and upsetting other people.