Family Burdens, Chinese Health Beliefs, and the Mental Health of Chinese Caregivers in Hong Kong
| Autor: | Daniel Fu Keung Wong, Veronica Pearson, Siu Ning Chiu, Eric Y.H. Chen, Helen Kam Pui Tsui |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Adolescent Health Status 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cost of Illness medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Medicine Chinese Traditional Psychiatry Aged Aged 80 and over Cultural Characteristics business.industry Data Collection Mental Disorders Middle Aged Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies Caregivers Female Family Relations business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | Transcultural Psychiatry. 41:497-513 |
| ISSN: | 1461-7471 1363-4615 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1363461504047932 |
| Popis: | This study explored the types of family burdens, mental health and Chinese health beliefs of Chinese caregivers with relatives suffering from a serious mental illness. It also examined the impacts of these beliefs on caregivers’ burdens and mental health. A structured questionnaire was administered to 125 Chinese caregivers in out-patient clinics in Hong Kong. Measures included distress (General Health Questionnaire), family burdens and belief in traditional Chinese medicine. Family burdens exerted a significant impact on the mental health of caregivers. Significant differences were found between believers and non-believers of traditional Chinese medical beliefs in terms of financial burdens, disruptions to family interactions and decline in physical health. However, a moderating effect of Chinese health beliefs on family burdens andmental health was found. The lack of a moderating effect of health belief on family burdens may be related to care-givers’ changes in perspectives from a traditional Chinese cultural perspective to a psychosocial and personality perspective. Implications for research and service development are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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