Family caregivers' experience with healthcare and social care professionals and their participation in health checkups: A cross sectional study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For family caregivers, who are generally regarded as a vulnerable population, having regular checkups is a desirable health behavior. This study examined family caregivers' habit of having regular checkups prior to becoming involved with professionals who care for patients, and whether they had had recent checkups. We then examined the association between family caregivers' experience with professionals and their participation in checkups after adjusting for the past habit.

Methods

We conducted a cross sectional survey in Japan between November and December 2020. We recruited family caregivers who were aged 40-74 years and caring for community-dwelling adult patients. The outcome variable was whether family caregivers had undergone any health checkups since April

SUBMITTER: Nakayama G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10000252 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature