Care Ability, Positive Aspects of Caregiving and Quality of Care for Dependent Older Persons
Keywords:
Care ability, Positive aspects of caregiving, Quality of care, Dependent older personsAbstract
The dependent elder is a person whose ability to perform daily living activities is decreased due to physical, psychological, emotional and socioeconomic impairment resulting in the need for quality care. The purpose of this correlational descriptive research is to explore the relationship among care ability, positive aspects of caregiving and quality of care for severe and totally dependent older persons aged 60 years and above. The purposive samples were 88 primary caregivers providing care for older persons. The instruments used to collect data consisted of a demographic data sheet, the Quality of Care Observation Scale, the Caregiver’s Care Ability Scale and the Positive Aspects of Caregiving Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation and Spearman rank correlation.
The results showed that: 1) The mean score of care ability and positive aspects of caregiving were at good levels, 2) The overall and mean score of each dimension of quality of care were at the best levels, 3) Care ability was significantly negative correlated with quality of care (r = -0.443, p-value < 0.001), and 4) Positive aspects of caregiving was significantly negatively correlated with quality of care (r = -0.345, p-value < 0.01).
The results of this study could be used as preliminary data for health care providers to improve quality of care for dependent older persons by promoting care ability and positive aspects of caregiving.
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