Can domestic helpers moderate distress of offspring caregivers of cognitively impaired older adults?
| Autor: | Alice M. L. Chong, Vivian W. Q. Lou, CW Kwan, Iris Chi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Gerontology Offspring 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Dementia Cognitive Dysfunction 030212 general & internal medicine Aged Aged 80 and over Caregiver distress 030214 geriatrics Chinese adults Cognition Middle Aged medicine.disease Home Care Services Long-Term Care Psychiatry and Mental health Long-term care Distress Caregivers Adult Children Hong Kong Female Cognitively impaired Geriatrics and Gerontology Pshychiatric Mental Health Psychology Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Aging & Mental Health. 21:1023-1030 |
| ISSN: | 1364-6915 1360-7863 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13607863.2016.1191059 |
| Popis: | This study examined the moderating effect of domestic helpers on distress of offspring caring for parents with cognitive impairments and with or without behavioural problems.This secondary analysis of data involved 5086 Hong Kong Chinese adults aged 60 or older applying for public long-term care services from 2010 to 2012. All variables were measured using the mandatory Hong Kong version of the Minimum Data Set-Home Care 2.0.Regarding taking care of parents with cognitive impairments, 10.7% of offspring primary caregivers were aided by domestic helpers, 55.54% reported distress, and 75.70% lived with their parents. Assistance from domestic helpers reduced offspring caregiver distress if the offspring provided psychological support to parents (ratio of OR = 0.655, p.05) and were not living with parents (ratio of OR = 1.183, p.01).These findings might suggest: a) the positive effects of audience on psychological responses to stress; b) caregiving is usually less stressful for informal caregivers not residing with care recipients. Conversely, having a domestic helper could add to caregiving distress if offspring caregivers live with their parents, most likely because offspring may witness difficulties that domestic helpers face in providing dementia care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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