Predictors of expressed, felt, and normative needs for informal caregiver counseling : Domestic care for people aged 65+ years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informal caregivers (CGs) often fail to recognize or express a need for informal caregiver counseling (ICC) but ICC is an essential but relatively rarely used support service for CGs.

Objective

Our aim is to identify predictors of CGs' need for ICC. Stirling et al.'s need model, which includes three needs (expressed, felt, and normative), serves as a theoretical basis.

Material and methods

Analyses are based on cross-sectional data (n = 958) from the "Benefits of being a caregiver" study. Predictors of the need to use ICC were analyzed with binary logistic regression. A sensitivity analysis using multiple linear regression was performed for the metric value of normative needs.

Results

We found that 6.8% of CGs currently or have recently used ICC. Thi

SUBMITTER: Scheuermann JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10406654 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature