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To evaluate the relationships among caregiving stress, depression, and self-esteem in family caregivers of adults with disabilities, and to assess their contribution to overall caregiving burden.

January 1, 2017Occupational Therapy InternationalOpen Access

Relationships between Caregiving Stress, Depression, and Self-Esteem in Family Caregivers of Adults with a Disability

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DKDeok-Ju KimCheongju University

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Cross-sectional study reveals significant correlations between elevated caregiving stress, depression, and reduced self-esteem in family caregivers, highlighting the need for targeted support.

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To evaluate the relationships among caregiving stress, depression, and self-esteem in family caregivers of adults with disabilities, and to assess their contribution to overall caregiving burden.
Cross-sectional survey conducted among N=108 family caregivers of adults with disabilities attending hospital rehabilitation centers.
Correlational analyses assessing caregiver demographic variables, caregiving duration and costs, and care recipient disability characteristics.
Caregiving stress correlated positively with depression, economic stress, and psychological stress, and correlated negatively with self-esteem.
Caregiving stress was significantly higher among older, female, and unemployed caregivers experiencing longer caregiving hours and higher care costs, particularly when caring for male recipients in their forties with severe disabilities.
Depression indices were highest among female caregivers, individuals with lower household income, and those caring for adults with spinal cord damage.

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Deok-Ju Kim (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75636ff5fc394144035cc4 https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1686143

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Cross-sectional study reveals significant correlations between elevated caregiving stress, depression, and reduced self-esteem in family caregivers, highlighting the need for targeted support.

Relationships between Caregiving Stress, Depression, and Self-Esteem in Family Caregivers of Adults with a Disability

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Relationships between Caregiving Stress, Depression, and Self-Esteem in Family Caregivers of Adults with a Disability

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