Multiple hands, better care? Examining the moderating role of shared care-giving in the associations among stressors, appraisals and quality of care for older adults with disabilities in China
Cross-sectional survey investigates caregiving stressors and appraisals on quality of care in older adults with disabilities, indicating shared caregiving benefits.
Key Points
This study aims to explore the relationship between caregiving stressors, appraisals, and quality of care in older adults with disabilities.
Cross-sectional survey design conducted in Changchun, China.
Data collected from 416 family caregivers of older adults with disabilities using stratified sampling.
Structural equation modeling and mediation analysis utilized to test the hypotheses.
Low caregiving burden and high positive caregiver aspects associated with higher quality of care.
Cognitive impairment directly negatively impacts quality of care; ADL and IADL impairments have an indirect negative effect through caregiving burden.
Shared caregiving moderates the negative association between caregiving burden and quality of care, significant among sole caregivers.