The impact of caregiving on caregivers of older persons and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study.


Journal

Singapore medical journal
ISSN: 2737-5935
Titre abrégé: Singapore Med J
Pays: India
ID NLM: 0404516

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
May 2020
Historique:
pubmed: 20 8 2019
medline: 20 8 2021
entrez: 20 8 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Many older people rely on caregivers for support. Caring for older people can pose significant burdens for caregivers yet may also have positive effects. This study aimed to assess the impact on the caregivers and to determine factors associated with caregivers who were burdened. This was a cross-sectional study of 385 caregivers of older people who attended a community clinic in Malaysia. Convenience sampling was employed during the study period on caregivers who were aged ≥ 21 years and provided ≥ 4 hours of unpaid support per week. Participants were asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire, which included the Carers of Older People in Europe (COPE) index and the EASYCare Standard 2010 independence score. The COPE index was used to assess the impact of caregiving. A highly burdened caregiver was defined as one whose scores for all three COPE subscales were positive for burden. Care recipients' independence was assessed using the independence score of the EASYCare Standard 2010 questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with caregiver burden. 73 (19.0%) caregivers were burdened, of whom two were highly burdened. Caregivers' median scores on the positive value, negative impact and quality of support scales were 13.0, 9.0 and 12.0, respectively. Care recipients' median independence score was 18.0. Ethnicity and education levels were found to be associated with caregiver burden. Most caregivers gained satisfaction and felt supported in caregiving. Ethnicity and education level were associated with a caregiver being burdened.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31423540
pii: j61/5/238
doi: 10.11622/smedj.2019100
pmc: PMC7905146
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

238-245

Informations de copyright

Copyright: © Singapore Medical Association.

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Auteurs

Zuzana Aman (Z)

Meru Health Clinic, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Su May Liew (SM)

Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan (SN)

Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Ian Philp (I)

University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Ee Ming Khoo (EM)

Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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