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Specific cultural traits of the precarity of older Latinos living alone with cognitive impairment in the San Francisco Bay Area.

TitleSpecific cultural traits of the precarity of older Latinos living alone with cognitive impairment in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2024
AuthorsOrtiz, DVelez, Ransom, N, Rivera, E, Johnson, JK, Keiser, S, Tran, T, Torres, J, Portacolone, E
JournalAging Ment Health
Pagination1-10
Date Published2024 Sep 27
ISSN1364-6915
Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Latinos are about twice as likely to develop cognitive impairment. Culturally, filial support and familismo are expected within Latino families. Yet approximately twenty percent of Latinos live alone in the United States. The purpose of this study is to explore the concerns and priorities of older Latinos living alone with cognitive impairment, using a precarity framework.

METHOD: We conducted 22 in-home interviews with older Latinos living alone with cognitive impairment, and we supplemented the interviews with interviews with members of the older adults' social circle and providers. Themes influencing the precarity of Latino older adults living alone were organized through the major areas of the precarity lens; 1) Limited awareness of cognitive impairment; 2) Self-management of cognitive impairment; and 3) Lacking tailored services for cognitive impairment.

RESULTS: Latino culture permeated and intersected across the lived experiences of participants living alone with cognitive impairment. Precarity was prevalent in all participants' lives and was exacerbated by familismo combined with cognitive impairment.

CONCLUSION: Findings showed precarity in the experiences the participants shared. Participant narratives reveal how the Latino culture intersects with the experience of precarity while living alone with cognitive impairment, especially in reference to the role that family plays through the expectation of familismo. However, given the difficult demands of employment and raising their own families, familismo can become more like a goal than a practice. Further research is needed to better understand how to bridge the gap between the needs of these older Latino adults living alone with cognitive impairment, their families, and formal services.

DOI10.1080/13607863.2024.2407180
Alternate JournalAging Ment Health
PubMed ID39330974