Minhong Lee|Eunchul Yoon|Nancy P. Kropf
Factors Affecting Burden of South Koreans Providing Care to Disabled Older Family Members
Dong-Eui University|Jackson State University|Georgia State University
study examined determinants caregiving burden among south koreans care disabled older family members sample 1000 primary caregivers taken comprehensive study elderly welfare policy seoul south korea analyzed independent variables included demographic characteristics caregivers care recipients severity cognitive impairment among care recipients care recipients functional abilities financial adequacy caregivers degree social support hierarchical regression used predict levels caregivers burden similar western care providers south korean caregivers poor health little informal social support inadequate financial resources weekly caregiving hours likely experience intense caregiving burden burden also positively related functional cognitive disabilities care recipients results study indicate certain aspects caregiving unique south koreans daughtersinlaw common caregiver within sample indicates south korean eldercare nonconsanguineous identifying predictors south korean caregivers burden promotes comprehensive understanding cultural experiences caring older adults