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. 2020 Apr 9;61(5):e228–e243. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa028

Table 2.

Summary of Articles (N = 38) Included in Meta-Analysis

Study Group compared to white caregivers Measures of psychological well-being outcomes Measures of physical well-being outcomes Population-based Potential bias
Hinrichsen & Ramirez (1992) African American Burden (ZBI), appraisal, psychopathology symptoms (SCL-90) N/A No Low
Macera et al. (1992) African American Burden, depressive symptoms Self-perceived health, hypertension No Moderate
Cox (1995) African American Depression, relationship strain N/A No Low
Haley et al. (1995) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D)a, life satisfaction (LSI)a, mental health outcomes (BSI) N/A No Minimal
Haley et al. (1996) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D), life satisfaction (LSI), caregiver bother (MBPC-R) Overall physical health (CMI) No Minimal
Farran, Miller, Kaufman, & Davis (1997) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D), task distress (CES-D) Overall physical health No Moderate
Harwood et al. (1998) Hispanic/Latino Depressive symptoms (CES-D) N/A No Low
Knight & McCallum (1998) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D), anxiety (STAI), MD Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate No Moderate
Adams et al. (2002) African American, Hispanic/Latino Depression (OAHMQ), psychopathology symptoms (SCL-90), appraisal (CAQ) N/A No Low
Mausbach, Coon, Cardenas, & Thompson (2003) Hispanic/Latino Depressive symptoms (GDS) Overall physical health No Minimal
Coon et al. (2004) Hispanic/Latino Depressive symptoms (CES-D), well-being (CES-D subscale), anxiety (STAI) Overall physical health (Ware, Kosinski, & Keller 1996) No Minimal
Haley et al. (2004) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D)a, anxiety (STAI)a, PAC, caregiver bother (RMBPC) Overall physical health (Ware et al., 1996)a No Minimal
Roff et al. (2004) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D)a, anxiety (STAI), behavioral bother (RMBPC)a N/A No Minimal
Diwan, Hougham, & Sachs (2004) African American Role strain (CSI), personal strain (CSI), emotional strain (CSI) N/A No Low
Sörensen & Pinquart (2005) African American, Hispanic/Latino Depressive symptoms (CES-D), PAC Overall physical health No Minimal
Spurlock (2005) African American Spiritual well-being (SWBS), burden (ZBI) N/A No Moderate
Sleath, Thorpe, Landerman, Doyle, & Clipp (2005) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D) N/A No Low
Wilcox, Bopp, Wilson, Fulk, & Hand (2005) African American Global stress (PSS), subjective burden (SCB) Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, salivary cortisol (Coat-A-Count; Diagnostic Products Corporation, Los Angeles, CA) No Moderate
McCallum et al. (2006) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D), global stress (PSS) Salivary cortisol (Salivette; Sarstedt Co., Rommelsdorf, Germany) No Low
Gallagher-Thompson et al. (2006) Hispanic/Latino Depressive symptoms (CES-D), global stress (PSS) Salivary cortisol (Salivette; Sarstedt Co., Rommelsdorf, Germany) No Moderate
Belle et al. (2006) African American, Hispanic/Latino Depressive symptoms (CES-D), caregiver bother (RMBPC) N/A No Minimal
Rabinowitz & Gallagher-Thompson (2007) Hispanic/Latino N/A Hypertension, heart conditions, diabetes, chronic lung disease, cancer, stroke, dizziness, headache, gastrointestinal problems No Minimal
Kim et al. (2007) African American Depression (CES-D), psychopathology symptoms (GSI), subjective burden (ZBI) Subjective physical health, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate Yes Low
Roth, Ackerman, Okonkwo, & Burgio (2008) African American, Hispanic/Latino Depressive symptoms (CES-D) N/A No Minimal
Mitrani, Vaughan, McCabe, & Feaster (2008) Hispanic/Latino Depressive symptoms (CES-D)a, anxiety (SAI), distress (composite of depression and anxiety) N/A No Low
Gallagher-Thompson, Gray, Dupart, Jimenez, & Thompson (2008) Hispanic/Latino Depressive symptoms (CES-D), global stress (PSS), caregiver bother (RMBPC) N/A No Low
Montoro-Rodriguez and Gallagher-Thompson (2009) Hispanic/Latino Burden, self-efficacy (Revised Scale for Caregiving Self- Efficacy) N/A No Minimal
Montoro-Rodriguez, Kosloski, Kercher and Montgomery (2009) African American, Hispanic/Latino Depressive symptoms (CES-D) Self-rated health No Moderate
Hilgeman et al. (2009) African American, Hispanic/Latino Subjective stress, intrapsychic stress, negative psychological outcomes N/A No Minimal
Skarupski, McCann, Bienias, & Evans (2009) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D), burden (Burden), satisfaction (Satisfaction), positive affect (Positive Affect Scale) N/A No Low
Merritt, McCallum, & Fritsch (2011) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D), global stress (PSS), caregiver bother (RMBPC) Salivary cortisol (Salivette; Sarstedt Co., Rommelsdorf, Germany) No Moderate
Joling et al. (2012) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D) N/A No Minimal
Bekhet (2015) African American Perceived burden (Zarit Burden Scale), positive cognitions (DCS), symptoms subscale (SQ), anxiety (SQ), somatic symptoms (SQ), depression (SQ), hostility (SQ), psychological well-being (SQ) Overall physical health No Moderate
Cho, Ory, & Stevens (2016) African American, Hispanic/Latino Positive aspects of caregiving N/A No Minimal
Badana et al. (2019) African American Emotional stress Physical strain, health status Yes Low
Cothran et al. (2017) African American Subject burden (Subjective Caregiver Burden Scale), depressive symptoms (CES-D), positive affect (Positive and Negative Affect Scale) N/A No Low
Armstrong, Gitlin, Parisi, Roth, & Gross (2018) African American Depressive symptoms (CES-D), burden N/A No Minimal
Chiriboga, Park, Gilbert, Molinari, & Barnes (2019) African American, Hispanic/Latino Perceived burden (ZBI) N/A No Minimal

Note: If the outcome measure name is not specified, the measure was developed and used in study. CES-D = Center for Epidemiological Studies—Depression scale; CMI = Cornell Medical Index; CSI = Caregiver Strain Index; GDS = Geriatric Depression scale; LSI = life satisfaction index; MD = motivational distortion; PAC = positive aspects of caregiving; PSS = Perceived Stress Scale; RMBPC = Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist; SCB = Screen for Caregiving Burden; STAI = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; ZBI = Zarit Burden Index.

aOutcome was not included in meta-analysis due to not containing independent data (i.e., data were used in other papers with larger sample sizes; see Methods section for further explanation).