What influences informal caregivers' risk perceptions and responses to home care safety of older adults with disabilities: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to explore the factors that influence risk perceptions and responses by informal caregivers of older adults with disabilities.

Methods

A descriptive qualitative study was performed, and the socio-ecological framework was applied to interpret the complex influences on individual risk perceptions and responses. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 16 informal caregivers of older adults with disabilities. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using content analysis.

Results

The four levels of the socio-ecological framework successfully allowed for the analysis of influences on the risk perceptions and responses of informal caregivers as follows: at the individual level: previous experiences, personality characteristics,

SUBMITTER: Cao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9449117 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature