{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/615b32068668b10016e3c3d9/69bc5b9f1861d127d570f7c0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Convoys of Caregiving: Arab American Families Living with Dementia ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/615b32068668b10016e3c3d9/1773951689582-819c7931-b661-419a-ba80-1b66d03eb0f2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Matt &amp; Lauren speak with Kristine&nbsp;Ajrouch,&nbsp;PhD -&nbsp;a new member of our CAPRA leadership team.&nbsp;Kristine is a Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research&nbsp;whose work focuses&nbsp;on aging, health, immigration and family in the United Statues and the Middle East; social networks over the life course; and Arab American identity and well-being.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Kristine&nbsp;discusses&nbsp;a recent article that examined an intervention to improve outcomes among Arab American caregivers who provide care to a family member living with dementia.&nbsp;She also shares&nbsp;what this work teaches us about caregiving as a family system rather than the responsibility of a single individual.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found <a href=\"https://www.michiganmedicine.org/minding-memory/convoys-caregiving-arab-american-families-living-dementia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Link of Interest</strong>:&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://isr.umich.edu/about/faculty-profiles/ajrouchkristine-j/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kristine Ajrouch Faculty Profile</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Article referenced in podcast:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Ajrouch&nbsp;KJ, Barada FM, Janevic MR, Antonucci TC.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39313309/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Supporting&nbsp;Arab-American&nbsp;Families Living&nbsp;With&nbsp;Dementia: Testing a Culturally Adapted Program</a>. J Appl&nbsp;Gerontol. 2025 Apr;44(4):515-519.&nbsp;doi: 10.1177/07334648241281153.&nbsp;Epub&nbsp;2024 Sep 23. PMID: 39313309.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>You can subscribe to Minding Memory on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minding-memory/id1589848689\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/0fYyXA7a5jAqg7fEpBf6KK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to podcasts.</p>","author_name":"Michigan Medicine Podcast Network"}