A Cross-Sectional Study on the Associations between Economic, Social, and Political Resources and Subjective Caregiver Burden among Older Spousal Caregivers in Two Nordic Regions.

Inspired by the caregiver stress process model emphasising the role of resources for caregiving outcomes, the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of subjective caregiver burden (SCB) and its associations with individual social, economic, and political resources among older spousal ca...

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Published in:Nursing Reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 365 - 378
Main Authors: Åkerman, Sarah, Nyqvist, Fredrica, Nygård, Mikael
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: MDPI Mar2023
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          Åkerman, Sarah
          Nyqvist, Fredrica
          Nygård, Mikael
        affil: Social Policy, Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University, 65100 Vaasa, Finland
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          Caregiver Burden Epidemiology
          Caregiver Burden Epidemiology
          Caregiver Burden Risk Factors
          Economic Factors
          Social Factors
          Politics
          Spouses Psychosocial Factors
          Caregivers Psychosocial Factors
          Risk Assessment
          Geographic Factors
          Human
          Cross Sectional Studies
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          Aged, 80 and Over
          Male
          Female
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          Odds Ratio
          Confidence Intervals
          Funding Source
          Finland
          Sweden
          Descriptive Research
          Multiple Logistic Regression
          Multivariate Analysis
          Financial Stress
          Income
          Family Relations
          Questionnaires
          Political Participation
          Social Networking
          Friendship
          Interpersonal Relations
          Sociodemographic Factors
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
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          Health Status
          Self Report
          Data Analysis Software
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Male
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      ab: Inspired by the caregiver stress process model emphasising the role of resources for caregiving outcomes, the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of subjective caregiver burden (SCB) and its associations with individual social, economic, and political resources among older spousal caregivers in a Nordic regional setting. Cross-sectional survey data collected in 2016 in the Bothnia region of Finland and Sweden were used, where 674 spousal caregivers were identified and included in the analyses. The descriptive results showed that about half of the respondents experienced SCB. SCB was more common among Finnish-speaking caregivers. Results from the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that none of the assessed political resources were significantly associated with SCB when controlling for other variables. Experiencing financial strain was associated with SCB, while personal income was not. Frequent contact with family members was statistically significantly associated with SCB. Future research could use longitudinal data to determine causal relationships, and when data allow, test the full caregiver stress process model to investigate the role of mediating factors in different comparative settings. Accumulated evidence on risk factors for negative outcomes of informal caregiving can contribute to effective screening tools for identifying and supporting vulnerable caregivers, which is becoming increasingly important with the ageing population.
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