The role of caregiver burden in the familial functioning, social support, and          quality of family life of family caregivers of elders with dementia

Abstract Background To examine the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms of Chinese family caregivers of older people with disabilities, and to evaluate the role of caregiver burden as a potential mediator of that relationship. Methods A survey questionnaire was completed face-to-face by 567 primary family caregivers of older people with disabilities in four provinces in China. Covariates that may affect depressive symptoms, such as the characteristics of disabled people (socio-economic factors, functional and cognitive capacity) and caregivers (caregiver duration and self-rated health of caregivers) were collected. Social support was measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS); depressive symptoms were assessed by the shortened 10 item version of Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D); and the caregiver burden was assessed by the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Results The prevalence of depressive symptoms among caregivers was 37.7%. Higher levels of social support was negatively associated with lower depressive symptoms. This relationship was partially mediated by the caregiver burden, where higher levels of the caregiver burden were negatively associated with depressive symptoms. Furthermore, caregivers who were women, spent extended time in caregiving and were in poor health, reported significantly higher depressive symptoms. Conclusions Our results indicated that social support was negatively associated with depressive symptoms in family caregivers and in the caregiver burden. The caregiver burden partially mediated the social support-depressive symptoms association. Interventions for family caregivers should include increasing social support, health monitoring and structured interventions to reduce the caregiver burden and attenuate family caregivers’ depressive symptoms.

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Quality of Family Life and Workplace Deviant Behaviour with Perceived Competence as a Mediator among University Staff

Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy ◽

10.2478/ngoe-2020-0008 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 66 (2) ◽

pp. 15-27

Author(s):

Dare A. Fagbenro ◽

Mathew O. Olasupo

Keyword(s):

Family Life ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Perceived Competence ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

University Staff ◽

Deviant Behaviour ◽

Study Results ◽

Quality Of Family Life

AbstractSeveral studies have found a variety of factors as antecedents of deviant behaviour but the role of family life on workplace deviant behaviour, as well as the mediating role of perceived competence in the quality of family life-deviant behaviour relationship, have received little study. This study examines the mediating effect of perceived competence on the relationship between the quality of family life and work-deviant behaviour. The study adopted the wellness model and self-determination theory as theoretical standpoints. Three hundred and eight-four (384) university staff in Nigeria participated in the study. Results revealed that there was a significant negative relationship between the quality of family life and workplace deviant behaviour. The result of the hierarchical multiple regression also revealed that perceived competence mediates the link between the quality of family life and workplace deviant behaviour. These findings suggest that psychologists should design training programmes aimed at improving the sense of competence and quality of family life, which invariably will reduce workplace deviant behaviour.

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Diagnosis as a specific competence and task of a family assistant

Problemy Opiekuńczo-Wychowawcze ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.7826 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 597 (2) ◽

pp. 18-32

Author(s):

Ewa Wysocka

Keyword(s):

Family Life ◽

Diagnostic Procedure ◽

Professional Role ◽

Main Task ◽

Basic Principles ◽

The Family ◽

Quality Of Family Life ◽

And Task

The article is a selective presentation of problems related to family diagnosis in the context of the role of a family assistant as a diagnostician. The main task of a family assistant is to support the family in the implementation of the care and educational function and to help improve the quality of family life. This is possible if the needs of the family in this area are recognized. The author selectively describes the professional role of a family assistant and shows its unique importance in the implementation of the diagnostic function. She indicates the most important factors which describe the functionality of the family, replacing the notion of health and pathology of the family with the criteria for its proper functioning. The author also attempts to catalogue the most important diagnostic criteria for the assessment of family functioning and also selectively indicates the basic principles of diagnostic procedure. She constructs a family diagnosis model, taking into account basic diagnostic competences and points out the need to include them in the process of professionalization of the family assistant’s profession.

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Family demands, social support and caregiver burden in Taiwanese family caregivers living with mental illness: the role of family caregiver gender

Journal of Clinical Nursing ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03315.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 19 (23-24) ◽

pp. 3494-3503 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Chiu-Yueh Hsiao

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Caregiver Burden ◽

Family Caregiver ◽

Family Demands

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Perceived physical health in family caregivers of Alzheimer patients: Mediator variables

European Journal of Health Research ◽

10.30552/ejhr.v3i1.51 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 5 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Amelia Díaz Martinez ◽

José Manuel Ponsoda Tornal

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Positive Psychology ◽

Physical Health ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Mediating Role

The aim of this work is to know the mediating role of such variables as social support and cope as other associated with Positive Psychology in family caregivers of Alzheimer patients. Method: Participants: 140 caregivers of Alzheimer patients. Instruments: Sociodemographic data; CBI Caregiver Burden Scale; COPE Coping Styles Scale; DUKE.UNC Social Support Scale; QOLLTI-F, Quality of Life in Life Threatening Illness Scale–Family Carers Version; SHS, Subjective Happiness Scale; SWLS, Satisfaction with Life Scale. Results: The most relevant results refer to the partial mediating role of happiness, quality of life and life satisfaction variables between subjective burden and perceived physical health. Conclusions and discussion: Positive Psychology variables such as happiness, quality of life and life satisfaction have shown a mediating role between the perception that Alzheimer's caregivers have of care burden and physical health. We believe that this finding is an important step in the future development and implementation of intervention programs for caregivers that promote variables with positive connotation, because they would change the perception of their own burden and physical health, making them happier and with greater satisfaction and quality of life.

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121 Mediating Factors Between Caregiver Burden and Quality of Life in Caregivers of Older Patients with Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer

Age and Ageing ◽

10.1093/ageing/afab030.82 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. i12-i42

Author(s):

S Zhu ◽

C Yang ◽

J Li ◽

W Mei

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Lung Cancer ◽

Social Support ◽

Family Caregivers ◽

Caregiver Burden ◽

Indirect Effect ◽

Older Patients ◽

Newly Diagnosed ◽

Mediation Model

Abstract Introduction Family caregivers of older patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer become responsible for patients’ care, usually without preparation or training in provision of care. Their efforts of care generate caregiving burden, which could deteriorate their quality of life and affect the prognosis of patients. The aims of this study were to examine associations between caregiver burden and quality of life, coping, social support for family caregivers, and to investigate whether coping and social support mediate associations between family caregiver burden and their quality of life. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed at two thoracic surgery wards in one tertiary hospital in Changsha, China from November 2019 to May 2020. This study involved 224 family caregivers of patients aged over 50 years and newly diagnosed with lung cancer. Caregivers-reported outcomes were measured by Zarit caregiver burden interview, simplified coping style questionnaire, social support rating scale, and quality of life family version. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the hypothesized mediation model. Results SEM indicated a good fit for the mediation model, which explained 49.7% of the variance of quality of life. Higher level of caregivers’ burden was negatively associated with quality of life (r = 0.183, P = 0.042). Coping partially mediated the effect of caregiver burden on quality of life (indirect effect −0.389, P = 0.000). Social support did not mediate the relationship between caregiver burden and quality of life (indirect effect −0.023, P = 0.087). Conclusions Caregivers’ burden of patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer is correlated to quality of life which is partially mediated by coping. Early intervention providing caregivers with positive coping strategies may improve their quality of life.

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The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality on Well-Being Among Japanese Working Family Caregivers

Home Health Care Management & Practice ◽

10.1177/1084822317692320 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 139-147 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ayumi Honda ◽

Yoshie Iwasaki ◽

Sumihisa Honda

Keyword(s):

Family Caregivers ◽

Caregiver Burden ◽

Psychological Symptoms ◽

Well Being ◽

Work And Family ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the well-being of caregivers is mediated by the association between behavioral and psychological symptoms in elderly relatives and the quality of sleep experienced by caregivers using a mediational model. The participants were 105 working family caregivers in Japan. We assessed well-being based on the Kessler Scale 10, self-rated health, and satisfaction in daily life. Our results showed that the well-being in working family caregivers was impacted by the severity of behavioral and psychological symptoms in elderly relatives. Well-being in working family caregivers was also affected by quality of sleep. Maintaining good quality of sleep in working family caregivers is important for reducing caregiver burden and psychological distress, and for improving the balance between work and family life.

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