Awareness of Family Caregiver Resources and Alignment with Traditional Culture in a Midwest Tribal Nation in the United States
Mary F. Wyman, Danielle B. Lennon, Jesse Montoure, Lauren W.Y. McLester-Davis, Colin Hammock, Nickolas Lambrou, Sacheen Lawrence, Debra A. Miller, Florence Petri, Megan Zuelsdorff, Carey E. Gleason · 2026
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Mary F. Wyman leads an eleven-author team surveying caregiver support awareness in a Midwest Tribal Nation in 2026. Family caregivers can draw on training, support groups, and respite, yet few use them, and Indigenous caregivers' views were little known. The team worked under a tribally led research framework. They offered an online survey to all adult Tribal members and affiliates, asking about caregiving, awareness of seven named resources, and cultural fit.
The 481 respondents averaged about 53 years old, and 43 percent were current caregivers, mostly helping an older adult or someone with memory loss. Current caregivers, older adults, and reservation residents knew them best, yet 17 percent knew of none of the seven. Caregivers learned of help mainly through their own research and networks, while non-caregivers cited Tribal communications. Whether a service felt culturally aligned varied by service type. The findings aim at outreach that respects tradition while widening use.
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| CREATOR | Mary F. Wyman, Danielle B. Lennon, Jesse Montoure, Lauren W.Y. McLester-Davis, Colin Hammock, Nickolas Lambrou, Sacheen Lawrence, Debra A. Miller, Florence Petri, Megan Zuelsdorff, Carey E. Gleason |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45713 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |