Determinants of Burden and Satisfaction in Informal Caregivers: Two Sides of the Same Coin? The CUIDAR-SE Study

Leticia García-Mochón, Luz María Peña-Longobardo, María del Río-Lozano, Juan Oliva (), Isabel Larrañaga-Padilla and María del Mar García-Calvente
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Leticia García-Mochón: Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (EASP), 18080 Granada, Spain
Luz María Peña-Longobardo: Departamento de Análisis Económico y Seminario de Investigación en Economía y Salud (SIES), Universidad de Castilla-La mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain
María del Río-Lozano: Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (EASP), 18080 Granada, Spain
Isabel Larrañaga-Padilla: Departamento de Salud del Gobierno Vasco, 20010 San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa), Spain
María del Mar García-Calvente: Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (EASP), 18080 Granada, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-13

Abstract: The aim of this study conducted in Spain was to analyze and compare burden, severe burden, and satisfaction among informal caregivers in relation to health-related quality of life (HRQoL), type and duration of caregiving, perceived social support, and use of social and health care services. We performed multivariate analyses to identify variables associated with caregiver burden, severe burden, and satisfaction with caregiving, stratified by gender. The results showed that secondary or third-level education, performance of ungratifying tasks, negative coping with caregiving, and more years providing care were associated with greater burden. Variables with protective effect were better perceived health of the person being cared for, better caregiver HRQoL, and high perceived social support. Women were 75% more likely to experience severe burden compared with male caregivers. Burden was reduced by high perceived social support in the case of women and by high caregiver HRQoL in the case of men. The main determinant of caregiving satisfaction for both men and women was perceived social support (OR = 3.11 and OR = 6.64). This study shows the need for interventions that promote gender equality and social support as a means of relieving burden and severe burden and improving satisfaction in both male and female caregivers.

Keywords: informal care; caregiver; burden; satisfaction; health related quality of life; gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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