Elder care and the impact of caregiver strain on the health of employed caregivers
Elder care and the impact of caregiver strain on the health of employed caregivers
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DOI：
10.3233/wor-2011-1204
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Smart, Rob
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作者：
Duxbury, Linda;Higgins, Christopher;Smart, Rob
目的：随着婴儿潮一代步入中年，他们的父母也步入老年，联合收割机既要照顾老年人，又要工作的雇员人数将增加。这些员工有“风险”经历照顾者压力。本文通过研究照顾者压力与受雇照顾者健康之间的关系，推进了我们对这些趋势的理解。参与者：我们的研究涉及2001年加拿大全国工作、家庭和生活方式研究的数据分析方法：采用多变量方差分析（MANOVA）方法，探讨照顾者压力与三个情境因素的关系：（1）性别;（2）与照顾者相比，被照顾者居住在哪里;（3）家庭类型。结果：照顾者压力与性别、家庭类型和照顾地点有关。情绪紧张是一个显着的预测心理health.Conclusions：这些研究结果支持组织需要扩大他们的思想周围的工作与生活的平衡，包括员工谁有照顾老人的责任。
Objective: As the baby-boom generation moves towards middle age, and their parents toward old age, the number of employees who combine care for an elderly dependant and work will increase in number. These employees are "at risk" of experiencing caregiver strain. This paper advances our understanding of these trends by examining the relationship between caregiver strain and the health of employed caregivers.Participants: Our study involved the analysis of data from the 2001 Canadian National Work, Family and Lifestyle Study (N = 31,517).Methods: MANOVA was used to determine the relationship between caregiver strain and three situational factors: (1) gender; (2) where the care recipient lives compared to the caregiver; and, (3) family type. Regression was used to determine the relationship between caregiver strain and mental health.Results: We found that caregiver strain depends on gender, family type and location of care. Emotional strain was a significant predictor of mental health.Conclusions: These findings support the need for organizations to expand their thinking around work-life balance to include employees who have eldercare responsibilities.