J Korean Gerontol Nurs.  2021 Aug;23(3):261-272. 10.17079/jkgn.2021.23.3.261.

The Effect of Visiting Care Service Users' Functional Status and Caregiving Appraisal on Somatization of Primary Caregivers

• KMID: 2540564
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17079/jkgn.2021.23.3.261

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to identify the effect of visiting care service users’ functional status and caregiving appraisal on the somatization of primary caregivers.
Methods
This study was a descriptive correlation study. The study subjects included 152 caregivers who care for visiting care service users at three long-term centers located in Metropolitan City B. Data collection was conducted with the structured self-report and observer-report questionnaires from July 15th to September 15th, 2020. The collected data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and hierarchical multiple regression using the IBM SPSS/WINdow 26.0 program.
Results
As a result of conducting hierarchical regression analysis in three stages to identify the influencing factors on somatization of primary caregivers, satisfaction(β=-.26, p=.001) contributed the most to explaining the somatization, followed by subjective health condition(β=.24, p=.008) and burden(β=.22, p=.008).
Conclusions
Increasing subjective health status, low burden, and high satisfaction experience with the primary caregiver will ultimately improve their ability to enjoy a healthy life.