Informal and Formal Social Support and Caregiver Burden
The Ages Caregiver Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23336271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Koichiro Shiba (0000-0001-7956-6485, The University of Tokyo), Naoki Kondo (0000-0002-6425-6844, The University of Tokyo), Kyoichi Kondo (0000-0003-0076-816X, Chiba University), Katsunori Kondo (Chiba University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 622-628 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Epidemiology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0917-5040 • E-ISSN: 1349-9092 |
| Publisher | Japan Epidemiological Association (PUBLISHER • JP) |
| DOI | 10.2188/jea.je20150263 |
| PMID | 27180934 |
| OpenAlex | W2357465843 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 54 |
| References cited | 23 |
BACKGROUND: We examined the associations of informal (eg, family members and friends) and formal (eg, physician and visiting nurses) social support with caregiver's burden in long-term care and the relationship between the number of available sources of social support and caregiver burden. METHODS: We conducted a mail-in survey in 2003 and used data of 2998 main caregivers of frail older adults in Aichi, Japan. We used a validated scale to assess caregiver burden. RESULTS: Multiple linear regression demonstrated that, after controlling for caregivers' sociodemographic and other characteristics, informal social support was significantly associated with lower caregiver burden (β = -1.59, P < 0.0001), while formal support was not (β = -0.30, P = 0.39). Evaluating the associations by specific sources of social support, informal social supports from the caregiver's family living together (β = -0.71, P < 0.0001) and from relatives (β = -0.61, P = 0.001) were associated with lower caregiver burden, whereas formal social support was associated with lower caregiver burden only if it was from family physicians (β = -0.56, P = 0.001). Compared to caregivers without informal support, those who had one support (β = -1.62, P < 0.0001) and two or more supports (β = -1.55, P < 0.0001) had significantly lower burden. This association was not observed for formal support. CONCLUSIONS: Social support from intimate social relationships may positively affect caregivers' psychological wellbeing independent of the receipt of formal social support, resulting in less burden.
Caregiver burden · Dementia · Disease · Family medicine · Social support · Aging, Health, and Disability · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Gerontology
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