The Association Between Disability Status of the Caregivers and Their Perceived Mental Strain: Hong Kong Population-Based Study of Caregivers of Older Adults With Disabilities

Shan Mao, Tarani Chandola, Vivian Weiqun Lou and Dara Kiu Yi Leung

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2025, vol. 80, issue 6, 567-576

Abstract: ObjectivesThis study investigated the association between caregivers’ disability status and their mental strain when caring for family members with disabilities. Moreover, we examined the moderating roles of caregiving time and the presence of additional caregivers in this association.MethodsData were selected from a territory-wide survey of people with disabilities in Hong Kong, which included 85,700 family caregivers of people with disabilities. Logistic regression was adopted to test the study hypotheses. Weights were applied for all analyses to ensure the sample was representative of the population.ResultsCaregivers’ disability status was associated with higher levels of mental strain among family caregivers of people with disabilities (odds ratio [OR] = 2.58, p

Keywords: Caregiver with disability; Caregiving time; Presence of additional caregivers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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