Developing a social capital scale for family caregivers of people with dementia

Development of the Dementia Caregiver Positive Feeling Scale 21‐item version (DCPFS‐21) in Japan to recognise positive feelings about caregiving for people with dementia

“…Thus, more representative samples are required for further study. However, considering the difficulties associated with directly distributing questionnaires to the caregivers of people with dementia, the response rate was low, 34 and this problem remains to be solved.…”

The Mediating Effect of Psychological Resilience between Individual Social Capital and Mental Health in the Post-Pandemic Era: A Cross-Sectional Survey over 300 Family Caregivers of Kindergarten Children in Mainland China

“…Bridging social capital refers to vertical networks that link social groups that differ demographically, economically, or hierarchically, thus allowing them to build consensus and exchange information (Putnam 2000;Rogers and Jarema 2015); it also bridges the resources beyond the family and community helping with the caring tasks for the caregivers (Barrett et al 2014;Eberl 2020). Furthermore, the resources and caring services offered by the bridging social network could help reduce the caring burden linked with the lower levels of depression, anxiety, and caregiver burden among family caregivers (Barrett et al 2014;Furukawa and Greiner 2020;Teahan et al 2018). Thus, bonding and bridging social capital could bring emotional support to caregivers and positively contribute to their mental health.…”

“…In discussing the mental health of the family caregiver, social capital was explored as important because it contributes to the mental well-being (Lewis et al 2013;Santini et al 2015). While providing the caring work, family caregivers rely on social capital, including the resources, support, and connections they amass within their social networks (Furukawa and Greiner 2020;Mandelbaum et al 2020). Social capital referring to "the sum of durable, trustworthy, reciprocal and resource-rich network connection" (Chen et al 2009, p. 306) that facilitates Soc.…”

“…Sci. 2024, 13, 122 2 of 18 the caregivers with accessing to emotional support, practical assistance, and informational resources that help them navigate the challenges they face (Furukawa and Greiner 2020). It involves having a network of supportive peers, family members, and community members who provide guidance, understanding, and tangible assistance when needed.…”