Res Community Public Health Nurs.  2024 Sep;35(3):254-263. 10.12799/rcphn.2024.00612.

Factors associated with life satisfaction among family caregivers of persons living with dementia

• Choi S
• Hwang Y
• Cho EY

• KMID: 2559952
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2024.00612

Abstract

Purpose
Because family caregivers provide a considerable amount of daily care to persons living with dementia, they are at risk of experiencing poor life satisfaction. Therefore, this study aimed to examine factors associated with the life satisfaction of family caregivers of persons living with dementia.
Methods
Data were collected through surveys from family caregivers (N=183), and a multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to examine the factors associated with their life satisfaction.
Results
The final model indicated that perceiving support from intimate others as helpful (β=.22, p<.001) was associated with greater life satisfaction, whereas a negative relationship with the care recipients (β=−.15, p=.046) and greater psychological burden (β=−.40, p<.001) were associated with poorer life satisfaction (Adjusted R2=0.49, F=20.42, p<.001).
Conclusion
Public policy should focus on providing greater support to family caregivers. Furthermore, healthcare professionals should implement intervention programs for family caregivers that focus on lowering their psychological burden.

Keyword

Dementia; Caregivers; Caregiver Burden; Personal Satisfaction