Learn about the effect of stress related to care giving on psychological well-being

Vinima Gambhir; Lakshyashree; Mukul Mishra; Pallavi; Geetika M. Patel

doi:10.31893/multiscience.2024ss0621

Keywords:

Positive aspects of care giving

Abstract

Psychological well-being may be significantly impacted by caregiver stress. Numerous researches have looked at how stress related to caring affects different facets of mental health, shedding light on the difficulties carers may experience and possible repercussions for their well-being. The stress theory of caring holds that providing care negatively affects the mental health of informal carers, whereas the rewards theory holds that doing so has positive effects on mental health. This study investigates whether or not these two points of view apply to care giving circumstances, and whether or not they do so in various ways depending on the major place of caring (i.e., at home, in another dwelling, or an institution) and the caregiver's gender. Using information from the representative national Indian Longitudinal Study on Aging, we compared non-caregivers to a mixed caregiver group before stratifying caregivers by the primary site of care to investigate the link between depression and life satisfaction. Carers performed low on happiness and despair questionnaires. When the care setting was broken down, only home caregivers reported more unhappiness and worse life satisfaction. Non-residential caregivers reported more life satisfaction and less unhappiness. Despite having higher rates of sadness, institutional carers remained satisfied. These tendencies were stronger in women. In-home carers may benefit more from the stress viewpoint, whereas non-residential caregivers may gain more from the rewards perspective when thinking about the caring experience. Caregiver gender and the care giving setting are highlighted as potential topics for concentrated practice. Interventions should concentrate on identifying and enhancing the benefits that non-residential carers get from providing care.
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Gambhir, V., Lakshyashree, Mishra, M., Pallavi, & Patel, G. M. (2024). Learn about the effect of stress related to care giving on psychological well-being. Multidisciplinary Science Journal, 6, 2024ss0621. https://doi.org/10.31893/multiscience.2024ss0621

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[2] Cremers, C. H., Fischer, M. J., Kruitwagen-van Reenen, E. T., Wadman, R. I., Vervoordeldonk, J. J., Verhoef, M., ... & Schröder, C. D. (2019). Participation and mental well-being of mothers of home-living patients with spinal muscular atrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders, 29(4), 321-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2019.02.011

[3] Del-Pino-Casado, R., Espinosa-Medina, A., Lopez-Martinez, C., & Orgeta, V. (2019). Sense of coherence, burden and mental health in caregiving: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 242, 14-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.08.002

[4] Fan, X., & Lu, M. (2020). Testing the effect of perceived social support on left-behind children’s mental well-being in mainland China: The mediation role of resilience. Children and Youth Services Review, 109, 104695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104695

[5] Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Richardson, B., Little, K., Teague, S., Hartley-Clark, L., Capic, T., & Hutchinson, D. (2020). Efficacy of a smartphone app intervention for reducing caregiver stress: A randomized controlled trial. JMIR Mental Health, 7(7), e17541. https://doi.org/10.2196/17541

[6] Göbel, A., Barkmann, C., Arck, P., Hecher, K., Schulte-Markwort, M., Diemert, A., & Mudra, S. (2019). Couples’ prenatal bonding to the fetus and the association with one's own and partner's emotional well-being and adult romantic attachment style. Midwifery, 79, 102549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.102549

[7] Guo, J., Liu, L., Zhao, B., & Wang, D. (2020). Teacher support and mental well-being in Chinese adolescents: The mediating role of negative emotions and resilience. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 3081. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03081

[8] Hsieh, N., & Waite, L. (2019). Disability, psychological well-being, and social interaction in later life in China. Research on Aging, 41(4), 362-389. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027518824049

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[10] Kukihara, H., Yamawaki, N., Ando, M., Nishio, M., Kimura, H., & Tamura, Y. (2020). The mediating effect of resilience between family functioning and mental well-being in hemodialysis patients in Japan: A cross-sectional design. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 18(1), 1-8.

[11] LaManna, J. B., Unruh, L., Chisholm, L., Pericles, P., & Fotovvat, H. (2020). Perceptions of health and well-being among older adult caregivers: Comparisons of current caregivers with former and never caregivers. Geriatric Nursing, 41(4), 429-435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.01.015

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[14] Mori, Y., Downs, J., Wong, K., & Leonard, H. (2019). Longitudinal effects of caregiving on parental well-being: The example of Rett syndrome, a severe neurological disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 28, 505-520. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00787-018-1214-0

[15] Park, J., Tolea, M. I., Arcay, V., Lopes, Y., & Galvin, J. E. (2019). Self-efficacy and social support for the psychological well-being of family caregivers of care recipients with dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease dementia, or Alzheimer's disease. Social Work in Mental Health, 17(3), 253-278. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2018.1526756

[16] Quinn, C., Nelis, S. M., Martyr, A., Victor, C., Morris, R. G., Clare, L., & IDEAL Study Team. (2019). Influence of positive and negative dimensions of dementia caregiving on caregiver well-being and satisfaction with life: Findings from the IDEAL study. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(8), 838-848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2019.02.005

[17] Sharda, E. A., Sutherby, C. G., Cavanaugh, D. L., Hughes, A. K., & Woodward, A. T. (2019). Parenting stress, well-being, and social support among kinship caregivers. Children and Youth Services Review, 99, 74-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.01.025

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[21] Wang, C., Chen, J., Wang, Y., Xu, W., Xie, M., Wu, Y., & Hu, R. (2021). Effects of family participatory dignity therapy on the psychological well-being and family function of patients with haematologic malignancies and their family caregivers: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 118, 103922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.103922

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