Burden Among Family Caregivers of Older People Who Need Care in Japan

Washio, Masakazu; Toyoshima, Yasuko; Miyabayashi, Ikuko; Arai, Yasuhiko

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-1762-0_2

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“…The sample consisted mainly of female caregivers, with a mean age of 52 years and who were married, not employed, with 6.8 years of education, on average. In fact, informal care is often assumed by women (Dionne‐Odom et al, ), especially by wives and daughters (Washio, Toyoshima, Miyabayashi, & Arai, ) who are older (Dionne‐Odom et al, ; Singh Solorzano et al, ) not working (Washio et al, ) and with little education, unlike other studies with caregivers with more education (Dionne‐Odom et al, ; Singh Solorzano et al, ; Washio et al, ). Regarding employment status, unemployed caregivers presented lower QoL when compared with employed caregivers (Brier et al, ; Rodrigue et al, ).…”

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Burden and quality of life in caregivers of patients with amputated diabetic foot

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Informal caregivers of chronically ill patients often report burden and poor quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of caring on caregivers of amputated patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic foot. A cross-sectional study included a convenience sample of 110 caregivers who answered: the Burden Assessment Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, the Social Support Satisfaction Scale, the Family Assessment Device, and the Short Form Health Survey. Multiple linear hierarchical regressions were performed to identify the variables that contributed to the burden and the physical and mental quality of life. Differences in burden as well as physical and mental quality of life were found, according to several caregivers' sociodemographic characteristics. Lower social support, more distress, and caregiver's perception of the impact of caring on the family dynamics contributed to burden. Lower distress and not having a chronic illness besides diabetes explained the physical quality of life whereas exercise and lower distress explained mental quality of life. To promote quality of life in caregivers and reduce the burden associated with caregiving, interventions should focus on social support, distress, and the practice of exercise.

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