A Study of the Degree of Burden and Subjective Sense of Well Being in Care-Givers Involved in Home Care.

Kawamoto, Ryuichi; Okamoto, Kensyo; Yamada, Akihiro; Oguni, Takashi

doi:10.3143/geriatrics.36.35

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“…As for the characteristics of the caregivers, consistent with previous studies, 3–5 male caregivers were more likely to be older than their female counterparts. Also, as mentioned earlier, there was a kinship difference between the male and female caregiver groups.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…The growth of the aging population has triggered an increase in the demand for services and a rise in costs which, in turn, have brought about social and economic burdens to the society 2,3 . Thus, in recent years, there has been growing interest in home care in Japan, 4 especially after the introduction of the public long‐term care insurance system in April 2000 1 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Meanwhile, the structure of families has changed significantly and consequently young family members now tend to live apart from their aging parents and are thus unable to care for them personally 3–5 . While daughters and daughters‐in‐law have traditionally played a significant role in caring for disabled elderly persons in Japan, male caregivers are now growing in number, as the frequency of spouse care‐giving rapidly increases 3,5…”

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Evaluation of gender differences in caregiver burden in home care: Nagoya Longitudinal Study of the Frail Elderly (NLS‐FE)

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Evaluation of gender differences in caregiver burden in home care: Nagoya Longitudinal Study of the Frail Elderly (NLS‐FE)

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“…The indirect effects that social support can have on the strength of the relationship between stressors and caregiver‐stress outcomes are only partially documented (Miller et al ., ). Similar findings were observed in Japan (Matsuoka, ; Sugihara et al ., ; Kawamoto et al ., ; Mitadera, ; Kunugimoto et al ., ; Sugiura et al ., ). For instance, the availability of a secondary caregiver (Sugihara et al ., ), such as one who either helps with daily care or in the case of an emergency (Matsuoka, ; Matsuda, ), are found to be effective.…”

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Social Support and the Mental Health of Family Caregivers: Sons and Daughters Caring for Aging Parents in Japan

Kikuzawa

2016

Int J Japanese Sociology

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The prevalence of depressive symptoms among family caregivers has been documented as a serious social problem that could threaten the lives of the elderly and their family caregivers. Social support is considered to be a promising remedy for this problem, although a comprehensive examination of the availability and effectiveness of social support that includes both formal and informal support across multiple dimensions remains limited. In addition, little research has been conducted in Japan on gender differences in stress processes. This study tried to fill those gaps by analyzing recent survey data on sons and daughters who are caring for their elderly parents. The results indicate that sons and daughters have similar levels of formal and informal support for daily care and advice, while there are some gender differences in regard to the availability of other types of social support. It was also found that many types of informal support were significantly associated with a lower caregiver burden for daughters, although this was not necessarily the case for formal support. General instrumental support from formal sources was even associated with higher levels of distress. For sons acting as caregivers, daily caregiving support was the only formal support that was significantly associated with their lower level of distress. Issues of formal support are discussed, in order to reduce the psychological burdens borne by sons and daughters who care for their parents at home.

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“…To achieve this, determining caregivers' caregiving burden and clarifying factors relating to this burden, in addition to understanding care recipient conditions, and working to reduce caregivers' caregiving burden, are important. Some studies have addressed the caregivers' burden imposed on people taking care of home-bound disabled elderly persons, including Kawamoto's study that examined the relationships between activities of daily living (ADL) and the psychological states of home-bound disabled elderly persons and the burden felt by family caregivers 3) . Such studies, however, are scarce.…”

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Factors Affecting Burden of Family Caregivers of the Home-bound Elderly Disabled

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Abstract.[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to clarify the factors affecting the burden of family caregivers of home-bound disabled elderly persons.[Subjects] Data were collected for 66 home-bound disabled elderly persons (mean age of 81.4 ± 9.7) and their 66 family caregivers (mean age of 62.4 ± 11. 5) who were living at home in Kobe city, Hyogo.[Method] Capacity to perform ADL was assessed using the Barthel Index for the home-bound disabled elderly persons. The care burden and health status of their family caregivers were also evaluated. [Results] There was no significant correlation between ADL, the grade of care required for home-bound disabled elderly persons and family caregivers' burden. It was also revealed that the family caregivers' burdens were determined by their state of depression.[Conclusion] These results suggest that social and psychological supports are necessary to reduce the burden of family caregivers.

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A Study of the Degree of Burden and Subjective Sense of Well Being in Care-Givers Involved in Home Care.

Cited by 8 publications

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Evaluation of gender differences in caregiver burden in home care: Nagoya Longitudinal Study of the Frail Elderly (NLS‐FE)

Evaluation of gender differences in caregiver burden in home care: Nagoya Longitudinal Study of the Frail Elderly (NLS‐FE)

Social Support and the Mental Health of Family Caregivers: Sons and Daughters Caring for Aging Parents in Japan

Factors Affecting Burden of Family Caregivers of the Home-bound Elderly Disabled

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