The impact of informal care on quality of life in the elderly: mediating effects based on frailty and depression
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2019.16.005
- VernacularTitle: 非正式护理对老年人生命质量的影响：基于衰弱和抑郁的中介作用
- Author:
Yuchen ZHANG
1
;
Lihua ZHU
2
;
Aimin WANG
1
;
Yuyu ZHANG
1
;
Yujie WU
1
;
Li HAN
1
;
Panpan LIU
1
Author Information
1. School of Nursing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, China
2. Commercial College, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
- Publication Type:Clinical Trail
- Keywords:
Aged;
Quality of life;
Informal care satisfaction;
Impact mechanism
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2019;35(16):1223-1228
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the impact of informal care satisfaction on quality of life on the elderly by establishing a structural equation model between them and introducing two mediating variables of frailty and depressive factors.
Methods:A total of 210 elderly over 60 years old from 6 communities of 2 urban areas in Qingdao were surveyed by general information questionnaire, the informal care satisfaction scale, frailty phenotype, depression scale and the SF-36 brief health scale.
Results:There was a direct effect on quality of life of daily life care dimension in informal nursing satisfaction (β=0.160, P<0.01) and an indirect effect of debilitating as intermediary (β=0.055, P<0.01). There was a direct effect on quality of life (β=0.130, P<0.01) and an indirect effect mediated by depression (β=0.132, P<0.01). There was a direct effect on quality of life (β=0.150, P<0.01) and an indirect effect mediated by debilitating and depression (β=0.147, P<0.01).
Conclusions:We should pay more attention to the impact of informal care on the quality of life on the elderly. Taking corresponding measures to promote the use of informal nursing and improving the quality of informal care is of great significance to improve the quality of life of the elderly and promote healthy aging.
