Source of Social Support and Caregiving Self-Efficacy on Caregiver Burden and Patient’s Quality of Life

A Path Analysis on Patients with Palliative Care Needs and Their Caregivers

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ID15512971
AutoresDoris Y P Leung (0000-0003-0138-8839, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, autor correspondente), Helen Y L Chan (0000-0003-4038-4654, Chinese University of Hong Kong), Patrick Chiu (0000-0001-9758-6666, University of Hong Kong), Patrick K C Chiu (Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China), Raymond Lo (Shatin Hospital), Raymond S K Lo (Shatin Hospital), Larry L Y Lee (0000-0002-1597-7071, Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Ano2020
Volume17
Fascículo15
Páginas5457-5457
Data de publicação2020-07-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17155457
PMID32751147
OpenAlexW3046056991
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas51

Few studies have explored the inter-relationships of sources of social support and caregiving self-efficacy with caregiver burden and patient's quality of life among patients with palliative care needs and their caregivers. This study tested the associations of two sources of social support (family and friends) and the mediating role of caregiving self-efficacy on caregiver burden and patient's quality of life. A convenience sample of 225 patient-caregiver dyads recruited between September 2016 and May 2017 from three hospitals in Hong Kong was included in the current analysis. Results showed that the final model provided a satisfactory fit (SRMR = 0.070, R-RMSEA = 0.055 and R-CFI = 0.926) with the data, as good as the hypothesized model did ( p = 0.326). Significant associations were detected. Family support had a significant negative indirect effect on caregiver burden and a significant positive indirect effect on patient's quality of life through caregiving self-efficacy, whereas friend support had a significant positive direct effect on caregiver burden but a minimal effect, if any, on patient's quality of life. These findings emphasized (1) the importance of caregiving self-efficacy in improving caregiver burden and patient's quality of life and that (2) sources of social support may be an important dimension moderating the associations of caregiving self-efficacy with caregiver burden and patient's quality of life

Caregiver burden · Disease · Family caregivers · Palliative care · Path analysis (statistics · Psychotherapist · Quality of life (healthcare · Self-efficacy · Social support · Structural equation modeling · Cancer survivorship and care · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology