Summary
This study is a cross-sectional investigation of caregiving practice patterns among Asian, Hispanic and non-Hispanic white American family caregivers of older adults across three immigrant generations. The 2009 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) dataset was used, and 591 Asian, 989 Hispanic and 6537 non-Hispanic white American caregivers of older adults were selected. Practice patterns measured were respite care use, hours and length of caregiving. Caregiving patterns of non-Hispanic white caregivers supported all three hypotheses regarding respite care use, caregiving hours and caregiving duration, showing less caregiving involvement in later generations. However, Asian and Hispanic counterparts showed mixed results. Third generation Asian and Hispanic caregivers used respite care the least and spent the most caregiving hours per week and had the longest caregiving duration compared to earlier generations.
