Cultural factors, Alzheimer’s, and family caregiving in the Black community in the US: an integrative review

This (integrative) review focuses on the relationship between cultural factors and the identity of carers of family members with Alzheimer’s in the Black community living in the US. The aims were to assess, first, the impact of cultural background on reasons for becoming a carer and, second, how the experience of caregiving impacts the carers’ sense of identity. This review comprises 38 articles meeting inclusion criteria and relevance to the two aims. Synthesizing research on cultural factors and caregiving identity indicated the retention of a familial identity derived from cultural background as crucial to understanding and addressing the needs of Black (and minority) caregivers.