Family burden and psychological distress among Chinese caregivers of elderly people with dementia: a moderated mediation model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the Stress-Coping Model (SCM) has been widely used to explain the coping process of individuals facing stressful situations, its applicability to caregivers of elderly people with dementia (PwD) in China needs to be further investigated. Furthermore, the role of external resources in caregivers stress coping is not yet clear. Therefore, our study aimed to investigated the mediating and moderating mechanisms between family burden and psychological distress in PwD caregivers based on the SCM.

Methods

A cross-sectional study, with 193 pairs of PwD and caregivers completed the self-designed questionnaire, Family Burden Scale of Disease, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Simplified Coping Style Question, The Family Adaptation a

SUBMITTER: Wang YX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462764 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature