Recruiting Socially Disconnected Latinos Caring for a Person With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned

This article discusses the challenges of recruiting socially disconnected middle-aged and older Latino caregivers of a person living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors conclude that socially disconnected Latino Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias caregivers have an elevated risk of poor mental health outcomes and emphasize the importance of developing culturally sensitive interventions to improve the well-being of this underrepresented group.

Quiñones MM, et al. Recruiting socially disconnected Latinos caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned. Clinical Gerontologist. 2023. Epub April 2. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2023.2197895.