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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.10.642

Elderly Caregiving and Health : Analysis of the mediate effect of social network and Satisfaction  

Lee, Seo-yeon (Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.10, 2017 , pp. 642-651 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to examine the changes in the health status, social network and satisfaction of caregivers as a result of caregiving using a structural equation model. As a result, it was found that caregiving increased the level of depression and decreased the subjective health status in both men and women. The social network and satisfaction were found to differ according to gender. For the women caregivers, caregiving affected their subjective health status and depression. In the case of the men caregivers, the total effect of caregiving on their subjective health was 1.087(p<.05), while the indirect effect was 0.546(p<.05). Also, caregiving affected the subjective health status of the male caregivers through the functional family network as a mediating factor(0.42, p<.01). The results suggest the necessity to take these gender differences into consideration when discussing the health of caregivers. Also, the functional family network needs to be strengthened to prevent the deterioration of the health status of male caregivers.
Keywords
Caregiver's Health; Caregiver Satisfaction; Caregivers' Social Network; Elderly Caregiving; Gender Difference in Caregivers' Health;
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