@mastersthesis {11883,
	title = {EXAMINING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OLDER HISPANIC/LATINO ADULTS: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHO-SOCIAL-CULTURAL FACTORS AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY},
	volume = {M.A.},
	year = {2021},
	school = {The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley },
	address = {Edinburg, TX},
	abstract = {The most prevalent disorders affecting the older adult population worldwide are dementia
and depression. Ethnic minorities are disproportionately more likely to be affected by these two
distressing and debilitating conditions. Hispanic/Latino older adults encounter numerous psychosocial-cultural factors that influence health behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs in positive and negative ways. Presently, research on the influence of these factors on Hispanic/Latino mental
health is highly inconsistent. The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship
between selected psycho-social-cultural factors and the mental health of older Hispanic/Latino
adults. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, the association between the
Hispanic/Latino cultural values of fatalismo and familismo, the psychosocial stressors of feeling
isolated, lacking companionship, and feeling left out, and the experience of elevated depressive
symptoms was explored. The results guided the development of a culturally adapted intervention
for older Hispanic/Latino adults affected by Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s disease and related dementias, primary
caregivers, and close family members.},
	keywords = {Depressive symptoms, Hispanic, Latino, Psychosocial},
	url = {https://www.proquest.com/docview/2572595315?pq-origsite=gscholar\&fromopenview=true},
	author = {Prado, Anna}
}
