%0 Journal Article
%T Relationships among Social Capital, Positive Aspect, and Caregiver Burden in Dementia Families: A Mediating Model
%A Haojie Wang
%A Weiqing Zhang
%A Jielu Song
%A Yabing Cao
%J Journal of Biosciences and Medicines
%P 572-583
%@ 2327-509X
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jbm.2024.1211043
%X <b>Objective:</b> To investigate the current situation and influencing factors of care giving burden among family caregivers with dementia and to analyze the Positive Aspect of caregivers between Social Capital and Caregiver Burden. <b>Methods:</b> A total of 205 elderly dementia patients and family caregivers were select from 3 tertiary hospital by convenience sampling method in Zhengzhou. The general information questionnaire. The Social Capital Scale for Caregiver of People with Dementia, The Positive Aspect of Care giving scale and The Caregiver Burden Inventory were utilized for investigation. <b>Results:</b> In this study the scores of the Social Capital Scale of Caregivers with dementia were (48.76 ± 6.44), the scores of the Positive Aspect of Care giving scale were (37.41 ± 4.29), and the scores of the Caregiver Burden Inventory were (64.43 ± 10.89). The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that patient¡¯s age, patient¡¯s disease duration, social capital, and positive feelings were the main influencing factors of caregiver¡¯s burden of care (P < 0.05); the total score of social capital was negatively correlated with the total score of the burden of care (r = - 0.432, P < 0.001), and the positive feelings were negatively correlated with the burden of care (r = - 0.537, P < 0.001), the positive feelings played a partial role between social capital and the burden of care capital and care giving burden with an indirect effect was - 0.207 and a mediation effect percentage of 28.3%. <b>Conclusion:</b> The burden of family caregivers is at a medium-high level, and it is recommended that the medical, social levels fully mobilize the social support system of caregivers from the caregivers¡¯ conditions, increase the level of the caregivers¡¯ social capital, and pay attention to the positive feelings of the caregivers and regulate them in time social alleviate the burden of their care giving.
%K Dementia
%K Care Giving Burden
%K Social Capital
%K Positive Feelings
%K Mediating Role
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=137837