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- Title
Influence of family dynamics on burden among family caregivers in aging Japan.
- Authors
Tesshu Kusaba; Kotaro Sato; Shingo Fukuma; Yukari Yamada; Yoshinori Matsui; Matsuda, Satoshi; Takashi Ando; Ken Sakushima; Fukuhara, Shunichi; Kusaba, Tesshu; Sato, Kotaro; Fukuma, Shingo; Yamada, Yukari; Matsui, Yoshinori; Ando, Takashi; Sakushima, Ken
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Long-term care for the elderly is largely shouldered by their family, representing a serious burden in a hyper-aging society. However, although family dynamics are known to play an important role in such care, the influence of caring for the elderly on burden among caregiving family members is poorly understood.<bold>Objective: </bold>To examine the influence of family dynamics on burden experienced by family caregivers.<bold>Methods: </bold>We conducted a cross-sectional study at six primary care clinics, involving 199 caregivers of adult care receivers who need long-term care. Participants were divided into three groups based on tertile of Index of Family Dynamics for Long-term Care (IF-Long score), where higher scores imply poorer relationships between care receivers and caregiving family: best, <2; intermediate, 2 to <5; worst, ≥5. The mean differences in burden index of caregivers (BIC-11) between the three groups were estimated by linear regression model with adjustment for care receiver's activity of daily living and cognitive function.<bold>Results: </bold>Mean age of caregivers was 63.2 years (with 40.7% aged ≥ 65 years). BIC-11 scores were higher in the worst IF-Long group (adjusted mean difference: 4.4, 95% confidence interval: 1.2 to 7.5) than in the best IF-Long group. We also detected a positive trend between IF-Long score and BIC-11 score (P-value for trend <0.01).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Our findings indicate that family dynamics strongly influences burden experienced by caregiving family members, regardless of the care receiver's degree of cognitive impairment. These results underscore the importance of evaluating relationships between care receivers and their caregivers when discussing a care regimen for care receivers.
- Subjects
JAPAN; BURDEN of care; FAMILY medicine; POPULATION aging; PRIMARY care; ADULT care services; MEDICAL care; AGING; PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers; COMPARATIVE studies; ECONOMIC aspects of diseases; LONG-term health care; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; PRIMARY health care; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH; FAMILY relations; EVALUATION research; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Family Practice, 2016, Vol 33, Issue 5, p466
- ISSN
0263-2136
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/fampra/cmw062