Caregiving burnout of community-dwelling people with dementia in Hong Kong and New Zealand: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informal caregiving for people with dementia can negatively impact caregivers' health. In Asia-Pacific regions, growing dementia incidence has made caregiver burnout a pressing public health issue. A cross-sectional study with a representative sample helps to understand how caregivers experience burnout throughout this region. We explored the prevalence and contributing factors of burnout of caregivers of community-dwelling older people with dementia in Hong Kong (HK), China, and New Zealand (NZ) in this study.

Methods

Analysis of interRAI Home Care Assessment data for care-recipients (aged ≥65 with Alzheimer's disease/other dementia) who had applied for government-funded community services and their caregivers was conducted. The sample comprised 9976 predominatel

SUBMITTER: Chan CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8059033 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature