family caregivers; eestem of careviving; health capability
Abstract :
[en] Background: Two years after stroke, are the factors of the esteem of caregiving the same by
gender? Methods: Face-to-face questionnaires administered to 92 Luxembourgish and
Portuguese stroke patients and their 67 men and 25 women caregivers. For each sex, a
multiple regression entering:- Neurological impairments,- Patients’ and caregivers’ life
satisfaction [1;10],- Reactions towards caregiving: esteem (dependent variable), lack of
family support, impacts on finances, schedule and health (Caregiver Reaction Assessment
subscales),- Confidence in information subscale from the Carer Satisfaction Community
Services. Results: Caregivers with a high caregiving esteem are, in women: those who trust
information from community services ( ¼0.412***) and care for patients keeping few sensory
impairments ( ¼0.300**; R2adj.¼0.257); in men : those who are low impacted on their
health ( ¼0.471*) and care for patients satisfied with life ( ¼0.371; R2adj.¼0.447).
Discussion: Home-based rehabilitation can be sustained by developing men and women
caregivers’ specific health capabilities.
Research center :
- Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) > Institute for Health and Behaviour
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences Public health, health care sciences & services
Identifiers :
UNILU:UL-ARTICLE-2012-906
Author, co-author :
Bucki, Barbara ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Baumann, Michèle ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)