Journal article
Strain and Satisfaction in Caregivers of Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes
The Diabetes educator, Vol.44(5), pp.435-443
10/2018
DOI: 10.1177/0145721718790940
PMID: 30058459
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of informal caregiver strain and satisfaction associated with caring for veterans with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
Methods
This study is a secondary analysis of data from 2 prior studies of caregiving in the Veterans Health Administration. The original studies used a telephone survey to examine veteran and caregiver (CG) characteristics associated with caregivers’ responses to caregiving. The data reported here include 202 veterans with T2DM and 202 caregivers. Linear regression models were generated alternatively using forward and backward selection of veteran and caregiver characteristics.
Results
Higher caregiver strain was associated with the CG providing activities of daily living assistance, CG receiving less help from friends and relatives and use of unpaid help, CG use of coping strategies, and CG depression scores. Predictors of CG satisfaction included better relationship quality with the veteran and receipt of social support.
Conclusions
The important role of family and friends in supporting patients with T2DM is widely accepted. Clinicians may engage the caregiver when there is inadequate self-care by the patient. However, less attention has been focused on the effect of caregiving on the caregiver. Greater attention needs to be focused on in-depth exploration of family needs to design and test effective interventions to meet these needs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Strain and Satisfaction in Caregivers of Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes
- Creators
- Bonnie J Wakefield - Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USAMary Vaughan-Sarrazin - Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Diabetes educator, Vol.44(5), pp.435-443
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- DOI
- 10.1177/0145721718790940
- PMID
- 30058459
- ISSN
- 0145-7217
- eISSN
- 1554-6063
- Grant note
- CIN 13-412 / Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Service through the Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation (CADRE) Center
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2018
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984063125702771
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