Perceptions of early parent-child relationship quality among adult children caring for their parents living with early-stage cognitive impairment: associations with caregiving burden

Key Points

• The research aims to explore the relationship between early parent-child interactions and current caregiving burdens among adults caring for parents with cognitive impairment.
• Examined perceptions of current and early parent-child relationship quality among adult children.
• Investigated associations between these perceptions and caregiver burden.
• Considered factors such as perceived parental support in relation to caregiving experiences.
• Current parent-child relationship quality was linked to greater early parental relationship quality.
• Higher quality parent-child relationships were associated with lower caregiver burden.
• Early parent-child relationship quality did not show a direct association with caregiver burden.