Factors associated with Health-related Quality of Life among Family Caregivers of Elders Receiving Home Care Services

Eun-Young Kim; Jung Hee Yeo

doi:10.0000/jkachn.2012.23.2.117

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Kim and Yeo: Factors associated with Health-related Quality of Life among Family Caregivers of Elders Receiving Home Care Services

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2012; 23(2): 117-126.

Published online: 30 June 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.0000/jkachn.2012.23.2.117

Factors associated with Health-related Quality of Life among Family Caregivers of Elders Receiving Home Care Services

Eun-Young Kim, Jung Hee Yeo

Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Dong-A university, Busan, Korea.

Corresponding author: Yeo, Jung Hee. Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, 3 Dongdaeshin-dong, Seo-gu, Busan 602-714, Korea. Tel: +82-51-240-2784, Fax: +82-51-240-2920, jheeyeo@dau.ac.kr

Received 2 January 2012 Accepted 14 June 2012

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors associated with the health-related quality of life of family caregivers.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted. This study included 191 primary family caregivers of elders who used home care services (home-visit nursing, home-visit care, daycare) covered by the public long-term care insurance. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires from December 2010 to June 2011. These data were analyzed by using hierarchical multiple regression.

Results

The majority of the family caregivers were female (79.6%) and daughters-in-law (28.8%). The mean depression score was 6.33±6.49 and the mean health-related quality of life score was 0.69±0.39. It was found that the factors affecting the health-related quality of life of family caregivers included depression (β=-.406, p<.001), home-visit nursing use (β=.296, p<.001), and daycare use (β=.178, p=.015), which accounted for 36.6% of their health-related quality of life.

Conclusion

Using home-visit nursing and daycare services has a positive effect on the health-related quality of life of family caregivers. To improve health-related quality of life of family caregivers, South Korea needs to fully activate the home-visit nursing and daycare services, and to strengthen family support programs.

Keywords: Caregivers, Quality of life, Home care services, Visiting nurses, Long-term care

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Characteristics of Family Caregivers (N=191)

^†HRQOL=health-related quality of life.

Table 2

Characteristics of Elders (N=191)

HVC=home-visit care; HVN=home-visit nursing.

Table 3

Health-related Quality of Life by Characteristics of Family Caregivers and Elders (N=191)

HVC=home-visit care; HVN=home-visit nursing.

^†Pearson's r, ^‡Bonferroni post-hoc test.

Table 4

Predictors of Health-related Quality of Life

HVC=home-visit care; HVN=home-visit nursing.

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