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| Caregiver burden and health-related quality of life among Japanese stroke caregivers | | Author(s) | Tomoko Morimoto, Andrea Schreiner, Hitoshi Asano |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 32, no 2, March 2003 |
| Pages | pp 218-223 |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Stress ; Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Stroke ; Japan. |
| Annotation | 100 patients from 7 randomly selected neurological hospitals with out-patient rehabilitation clinics in western Japan were interviewed using the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), the Modified Barthel Index, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and the SF-12 Health Survey for health-related quality of life. Similar to their Western counterparts, Japanese stroke caregivers reported diminished general health, vitality, and mental health. However, in contrast, they did not report decreased social functioning. Differences in cultural norms pertaining to social functioning and its relationship to health-related quality of life (HRQOL) warrants further investigation. Greater caregiver burden among Japanese stroke caregivers was related to age, sex, chronic illness, use of respite care, caregiving hours, and care-recipient functional status. Although average daily hours of caregiving related directly to increased burden, care-recipient functional status was unrelated to burden. The bulk of stroke caregivers burden may derive from care recipients stroke-related psychological, as opposed to physical dependence. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030425212 A |
| Classmark | P6: QNH: CC: F:59: CQA: 7DT |
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