Social support and well-being in dementia family caregivers: The mediating role of self-efficacy
Social support and well-being in dementia family caregivers: The mediating role of self-efficacy
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DOI：
10.1080/13607860902918223
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Gallagher-Thompson, Dolores
中科院分区：
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作者：
Au, Alma;Lai, Man-Kin;Gallagher-Thompson, Dolores
目的：本研究探讨自我效能作为一个可能的中介的关系，社会支持和抑郁症状的主要是非正式照顾者，主要是家庭成员，在香港的痴呆症患者。方法：对134名照顾者进行访谈。路径分析采用自我效能量表进行，该量表由三个分量表组成，评估自我效能的三个领域。自我效能获得喘息，应对破坏性的病人行为，并控制不安的想法有关的治疗进行了测量。结果：自我效能感在社会支持与抑郁症状之间起部分中介作用。结论：研究结果表明，自我效能可能作为一种机制，通过社会支持影响抑郁症状，这种自我效能机制的重要性可以是特定领域的。
Objectives: The study investigated self-efficacy as a possible mediator of the relationship between the social support and depressive symptoms of primarily informal caregivers, mainly family members, of patients with dementia in Hong Kong. Method: One hundred and thirty-four caregivers were interviewed. Path analyses were conducted using a self-efficacy scale that consists of three subscales assessing three domains of caregiving self-efficacy. Self-efficacy for obtaining respite, responding to disruptive patient behaviours, and controlling upsetting thoughts about caregiving were measured. Results: Results showed that self-efficacy acted as a partial mediator between social support and depressive symptoms of these caregivers. Conclusion: Findings suggest that self-efficacy may function as a mechanism through which social support influences depressive symptoms, and the importance of this self-efficacy mechanism can be domain-specific.