ArticleBMC geriatrics2025
Is caregiver burden associated with sex and gender-related characteristics? A large-scale survey study among family caregivers of people with dementia.
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- The Experience of Care in People With Palliative Needs and Their Families: A Qualitative Metasynthesis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of the mHealth Supportive Care Program for Family Caregivers of Individuals With Dementia and Diabetes: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Gender differences in informal caregiving costs and burden in Alzheimer disease: a multinational cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Factors influencing the caregiver burden on primary family caregivers of stroke survivors: a scoping review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Subjective costs and benefits of online self-help group participation: findings from qualitative research with family caregivers for individuals of Turkish descent living with dementia in Germany.Frontiers in dementia · 2026Article
- Personal and Family Perspectives Regarding Neurodegenerative Disorder Risk.Journal of community medicine & public health · 2026Article
- Factors associated with anxiety, stress, depression and burden among informal caregivers of patients with dementia: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Family relationships and caregiver burden among family caregivers of patients with terminal cancer.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe association between the sex of family caregivers and their perceived care burden has been examined thoroughly. The role of sex- and gender-related characteristics of these caregivers in this association remains unknown. We therefore explored the extent to which various gender-related characteristics of caregivers and the sex of people with dementia explain or affect the association between sex of caregivers and their perceived care burden.
methodsData were derived from a large-scale survey among Dutch family caregivers of people with dementia in 2022 (N = 3067). Both linear and logistic regression analyses were performed to assess mediation of gender-related caregiver characteristics in the association between the sex of the caregiver and the perceived care burden. These characteristics included: hours per week spent on caregiving, being the primary caregiver, relationship with the person with dementia and perceived difficulty in combining daily activities with caregiving. Linear regression analyses were used to assess moderation of the sex of the person with dementia in the association between the sex of the caregiver and the perceived care burden.
resultsFemale caregivers perceived a greater care burden than male caregivers. This association was partly explained by female caregivers more often perceiving difficulty of combining daily activities with caregiving than male caregivers. Male caregivers perceived a slightly greater care burden when caring for a female than when caring for a male. The perceived care burden of female caregivers was not related to the sex of the person with dementia. DISCUSSION: This study highlights how gender-related aspects of family caregiving can contribute to sex differences in perceived care burden. The findings imply that it is important to take gender-related aspects of caregiving into account when developing or offering caregiver support, as support needs differ between male and female caregivers.
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