An African-American woman has taken on the responsibility of raising her grandchild. Which intervention will best address a need commonly identified in this specific population?
a. Providing her with a list of local afterschool children's programs
b. Suggesting she enroll in a local community center's senior support group
c. Scheduling her for a complete physical examination
d. Encouraging her to walk 1 mile 3 days a week
ANS: C
Some studies suggest that perceived caregiver stress and burden may be less in Afri-can-American caregivers as a result of the use of more cognitive and emotion-focused coping strategies and reliance on faith and spirituality. The effect of caregiving on physical health in this population is often overlooked and may be significant so assessing the woman for possi-ble physical conditions would be the best means of addressing this need. Culturally diverse caregivers are also reported to rely less on formal support and have more available informal support networks to assist in caregiving. While exercise and afterschool programs might be appropriate they do not address the issue of managing potential health issues.
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