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Influencing Factors on Care Burden among Family Caregivers for Elders with Dementia: Focusing on Family Caregivers using a Support Center for Dementia

치매노인을 돌보는 가족부양자 부양부담의 영향 요인: 치매지원센터 이용자를 중심으로

  • Received : 2019.02.01
  • Accepted : 2019.02.13
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to explore influencing factors on care burden among family caregivers for elders with dementia living at home. Methods: Participants in this study were 211 family caregivers who were taking care of elders registered at a support center for dementia located in S-gu, Seoul. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression in SPSS WIN 23.0. Results: The care burden of family caregivers was mild to moderate ($40.31{\pm}21.50$) in this study. The factors influencing care burden among family caregivers for elders with dementia were the age, behavioral problems, and dependency in instrumental activities of daily living of demented elderly, in addition to the perceived health status and resting hours of family caregivers. Overall, these factors explained 46.5% of the total variability in care burden in this sample (F=13.01, p<.001). Conclusion: Findings from this study suggest that the characteristics of demented elderly and family caregivers can influence care burden differently. Individually tailored strategies based on the various caregiving contexts need to be developed to reduce the level of care burden among family caregivers for elders with dementia.

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Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Participants

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Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Participants (Continued)

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Table 2. Care Burden Scores by the Characteristics of Patients and Family Caregivers

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Table 2. Care Burden Scores by the Characteristics of Patients and Family Caregivers (Continued)

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Table 4. Influencing Factors among Care Burden in Family Caregivers

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Table 3. Correlations for Care Burden and related Variables

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