Caregiving intensity and its association with subjective views of ageing among informal caregivers with different sociodemographic background: a longitudinal analysis from Germany.

IF 3.7 2区 社会学 Q1 GERONTOLOGY
Larissa Zwar, Hans-Helmut König, André Hajek
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We analysed whether care time, burden and range of caregiving tasks were associated with informal caregivers' subjective views of ageing (measured as attitudes towards own age (ATOA), subjective age (SA), and onset of old age (OOA)), and whether these associations differed as a function of the caregivers' age and gender. Adjusted cluster-robust fixed effects regression analyses were conducted with gender and age as moderators using data of informal caregivers (≥ 40 years) of the population-based German Ageing Survey (2014, 2017). All three aspect of care intensity were associated with changes in subjective views of ageing and this pattern was a function of the caregiver's age and gender. Care time was significantly associated with higher SA. Care tasks were significantly associated with more positive ATOA and earlier OOA. Age moderated the association between burden and ATOA, with older adults reporting more positive ATOA. Gender moderated the association between care time and ATOA; women reported less positive ATOA than men with increasing care time, but also felt subjectively younger than men with a broader range of care tasks. Age- and gender-stratified analysis indicated further differences. Our findings suggest to reduce care time, especially among older and female caregivers, to prevent a worsening of views of ageing, while being involved in a broad range of care tasks seems to (only) benefit female caregivers.

不同社会人口背景的非正规照护者的照护强度及其与对老龄化的主观看法之间的关系:德国的一项纵向分析。
我们分析了照料时间、负担和照料任务范围是否与非正规照料者对老龄化的主观看法(以对自身年龄的态度(ATOA)、主观年龄(SA)和开始进入老年(OOA)来衡量)相关,以及这些关联是否因照料者的年龄和性别而有所不同。利用基于人口的德国老龄化调查(2014 年、2017 年)中非正式照顾者(≥ 40 岁)的数据,以性别和年龄为调节因素,进行了调整后的聚类固定效应回归分析。护理强度的三个方面都与老龄化主观看法的变化有关,这种模式是护理者年龄和性别的函数。护理时间与较高的 SA 显著相关。护理任务与更积极的 ATOA 和更早的 OOA 有明显关系。年龄调节了负担与 ATOA 之间的关系,老年人的 ATOA 更积极。性别调节了护理时间与 ATOA 之间的关系;随着护理时间的增加,女性报告的积极 ATOA 比男性少,但在护理任务范围更广的情况下,女性主观感觉比男性年轻。年龄和性别分层分析显示了进一步的差异。我们的研究结果表明,减少护理时间,尤其是减少老年和女性护理人员的护理时间,可防止对老龄化的看法恶化,而参与广泛的护理任务似乎(仅)对女性护理人员有益。
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6.50
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7.90%
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72
期刊介绍: The European Journal of Ageing: Social, Behavioural and Health Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the understanding of ageing in European societies and the world over. EJA publishes original articles on the social, behavioral and population health aspects of ageing and encourages an integrated approach between these aspects. Emphasis is put on publishing empirical research (including meta-analyses), but conceptual papers (including narrative reviews) and methodological contributions will also be considered. EJA welcomes expert opinions on critical issues in ageing. By stimulating communication between researchers and those using research findings, it aims to contribute to the formulation of better policies and the development of better practice in serving older adults. To further specify, with the term ''social'' is meant the full scope of social science of ageing related research from the micro to the macro level of analysis. With the term ''behavioural'' the full scope of psychological ageing research including life span approaches based on a range of age groups from young to old is envisaged. The term ''population health-related'' denotes social-epidemiological and public health oriented research including research on functional health in the widest possible sense.
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