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Recommendations For African American Family Caregivers Of Adult With Congestive Heart Failure., Callista Chika Ejim
Recommendations For African American Family Caregivers Of Adult With Congestive Heart Failure., Callista Chika Ejim
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
African Americans suffer disproportionately higher incidence of congestive heart failure (CHF) at an earlier age of onset and with more rapid progression compared to other races. Due to this escalating prevalence of CHF within the African American population and the lack of culturally responsive support for the caregiving role, African American family caregivers of adult CHF patients face greater challenges and suffer increased caregiver burden, stress, depression, and financial strain compared to European American caregivers. The purpose of this project was to conduct a systematic literature review to find the recommendations that target African American family caregivers of adult CHF …