Do Caregiver Characteristics Affect Caregiver Burden Differently in Different Countries?

Konerding U, Bowen T, Forte P, Karampli E, Malmstrom T, Pavi E, Torkki P, Grässel E (2019)

Publication Type: Journal article, Editorial

Publication year: 2019

Journal

American Journal of Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias SAGE Publications (UK and US)

Book Volume: 34

Pages Range: 148-152

Journal Issue: 3

DOI: 10.1177/1533317518822047

Abstract

The relationships between caregiver burden as measured with the Burden Scale for Family Caregivers-short form and 6 characteristics of caregivers caring for patients with dementia were investigated for caregivers from England (n = 36), Finland (n = 42), and Greece (n = 46) using survey data. In all 3 countries, caregiver burden increases with physical problems of the caregiver, emotional problems of the caregiver, and weekly hours of care. Hence, in all 3 countries, special support for informal care is required when these characteristics are at high levels. When the caregiver is a spouse or long-term partner of the person with dementia, lives in the same house as this person, or spends fewer than 20 h/wk for other duties than care, this is associated with less caregiver burden in England but with more caregiver burden in Greece. Accordingly, special support is required for Greek caregivers with these characteristics, but the opposite is true for English caregivers.

Authors with CRIS profile

Elmar Grässel Medizinische Fakultät

Additional Organisation(s)

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Involved external institutions

National School of Public Health (NSPH) GR Greece (GR) Aalto University Espoo FI Finland (FI) Balance of Care Group GB United Kingdom (GB) Universität Witten/Herdecke DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Konerding, U., Bowen, T., Forte, P., Karampli, E., Malmstrom, T., Pavi, E.,... Grässel, E. (2019). Do Caregiver Characteristics Affect Caregiver Burden Differently in Different Countries? American Journal of Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias, 34(3), 148-152. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1533317518822047

MLA:

Konerding, Uwe, et al. "Do Caregiver Characteristics Affect Caregiver Burden Differently in Different Countries?" American Journal of Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias 34.3 (2019): 148-152.

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