Association between filial responsibility when caring for parents and the caregivers overload

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the association between filial responsibility and the overload of the children when caring for their older parents. Method: Cross-sectional study with 100 caregiver children of older adults. Filial liability was assessed by the attitudes of the responsible child (scale of expectation and filial duty) and by care behaviors (assistance in activities of daily living, emotional and financial support, and keeping company). The overload was assessed by the Caregiver Burden Inventory. To assess the associations, the correlation coefficients of Pearson and Spearman, Kruskal-Wallis Test, and Mann-Whitney were employed. Variables that presented p-value<0.20 in the bivariate analysis were inserted in a multivariate linear regression model. Results: The factors associated with overload were: formal employment (p=0.002), feelings regarding family life (p<0.001), financial support (p=0.027), and assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) (p<0.001). Conclusion: Children who were more involved with the ADLs and provided financial support showed higher levels of overload.

Sobrecargas física, emocional e social dos cuidadores informais de idosos

“…(6) With regard to the characteristics of care, the more daily hours are spent on the care activities for the elderly bedridden, the greater the caregiver's perceived burden. This finding supports other studies in different contexts in Brazil (27,28) and internationally. (19) In Canada, the evaluation of the caregiver burden of stroke survivors revealed that the burden of caring for a dependent person is greater for the perceived time spent than for difficulties in carrying out care activities for the relative.…”

A phenomenological–hermeneutic study exploring caring responsibility for a chronically ill, older parent with frailty

“…This is different from studies from other parts of the world, where adult children may do whatever necessary including providing financial support (Abalos, Yasuhiko Saito, Cruz, & G.T. & Booth, H., 2018; Aires et al, 2017; Mendez‐Luck, Kennedy, & Wallace, 2008). However, this mutual agreement is consistent with findings of prior studies by Haberkern and Szydlik (2010) and Suanet, Groenou, and Tilburg (2012), showing that most of the population in Western European countries favours government responsibility in this respect, especially in the Netherlands and the Scandinavian countries.…”

Responsabilidade filial no cuidado aos pais idosos: estudo misto

“…This finding ratifies the results of a national study, in which it was identified that providing financial support was a factor related to the higher overload of caregiving children. (16) In addition, as identified in another study, (27) financial issues in the process of caring for dependent parents are children's concerns. It is also added that many children are responsible for meeting the financial demands of the elderly parents, which consequently entails a financial burden on the caregiver.…”

“…(7) In Brazil, studies with elderly caregivers in general focus on the characterization of caregivers, their overload or quality of life and the needs to perform the care of the dependent elderly. (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15) Filial responsibility was the focus of a Brazilian research, (16) which analyzed the association between filial responsibility and overload of caregiving children, identifying formal employment (p = 0.027), having positive feelings in family life (p <0.001), providing financial support (p = 0.027) and helping in daily life activities (p < 0.001) as factors statistically associated with overload.…”