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Family Caregivers

The prevalence of dementia is higher in Hispanics and African Americans than non-Hispanic Whites. Moreover, dementia caregivers often experience loneliness as well as decreased health status. The expansion of social media use among Hispanics and African Americans, particularly Twitter - a short message service - offers great promise for improving social support.

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Research

This study aims to evaluate changes in discussion topics, sentiment and networking styles (i.e., number of followers) among anonymous followers of our two Twitter networks; the African American/Black dementia caregiver group and the Hispanic dementia caregiver group.

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Any family member of a person with dementia can be a caregiver. The research will utilize Twitter networks to post a daily message for family dementia caregivers for a year regarding social work (e.g., Medicaid/Medicare), medical informational (e.g., diagnosis, treatment), emotional and appraisal support, and set up a monthly group chat.

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