Caregiving as Work: A Qualitative Study of Dementia Caregiving Among Mexican American Families Using SEIPS 3.0

Laura Tovar, Juliana Guevara Mendoza, Aditi Kaushal, Maria G. Llamas, Priyadarshini Pennathur, Arunkumar Pennathur, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program in the Borderland, College of Nursing, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso

Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice

Published online on May 05, 2026

Abstract

Dementia, Ahead of Print.
Background:Informal dementia caregiving constitutes a substantial yet underrecognized form of work that places significant demands on family caregivers. Mexican American families, who experience disproportionate dementia burden and structural barriers to ...