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| Social support and well-being in dementia family caregivers: the mediating role of self-efficacy |
| Author(s) | Alma Au, Man-Kin Lai, Kam-Mei Lau |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 13, no 5, September 2009 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, September 2009 |
| Pages | pp 761-768 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Family care ; Personal relationships ; Social contacts ; Well being ; Morale ; Correlation ; Hong Kong. |
| Annotation | 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. 134 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 showed that self-efficacy acted as a partial mediator between social support and depressive symptoms of these caregivers. 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. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091109218 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SJ: DS: TOA: D:F:5HH: DQ: 49: 7DR |
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