Racial Differences in Program Evaluation of a Lifestyle Physical Activity Randomized Controlled Trial.
Fawn A Cothran, Olimpia Paun, Carol J Farran and 1 others
PMID 27106880WHAT IT FOUND
After a 12-month caregiver program, African American caregivers of people with dementia rated support and information more positively than Caucasian caregivers.
Both valued listening and resources; Caucasian caregivers asked for more resources and changes.
Key findings
01African American caregivers rated the program evaluation higher than Caucasian caregivers overall, and significant racial differences appeared on items about learning new information, bathing and toileting, managing behavior, and the manual being helpful.
02Five themes emerged from open-ended responses, and support was the most helpful theme.
03Resources were the most common theme rated least helpful and the most common theme for suggestions to do differently.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
Only 114 caregivers completed the program evaluation, which was 54% of the 211 enrolled. The African American group was small: 56 enrolled and 34 responded to the evaluation. Open-ended answers were one or two sentences, so the themes could not be explored in depth. The 17 caregivers in an Other racial or ethnic group were excluded, so the findings do not describe Hispanic or Asian caregivers. The paper reports self-reported satisfaction and evaluation, not whether the intervention improved caregiver or care recipient outcomes.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the higher ratings as proof that the physical activity program improved caregiver or patient outcomes. This paper reports satisfaction after the trial, not whether the program worked, and only 114 caregivers responded, which was 54% of the 211 enrolled.