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Double Disadvantage of Carers with a Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study of Care Duration and Perceived Importance for Service Improvement in Hong Kong, China
Objectives: this study examined (i) the relationships between the care duration of carers and their perceptions of the importance of service improvement by types of service, and (ii) whether carers had a disability that moderated the impacts of care duration on these perceptions. Design: survey data...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819935/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36612342 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010020 |
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author | Chan, Wai Xin, Meiqi Lu, Erin Yiqing Cheung, Wai Ming Tsang, Hector Wing Hong |
author_facet | Chan, Wai Xin, Meiqi Lu, Erin Yiqing Cheung, Wai Ming Tsang, Hector Wing Hong |
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description | Objectives: this study examined (i) the relationships between the care duration of carers and their perceptions of the importance of service improvement by types of service, and (ii) whether carers had a disability that moderated the impacts of care duration on these perceptions. Design: survey data for cross-sectional analyses. Method: The sample consisted of carers without disability (n = 625) and carers with a disability (n = 77). Hierarchical multiple regression was applied to examine the unique contribution of care duration. The interaction effects of the disability status of the carer was also estimated. Results: Longer care duration was associated with a greater perception of the importance of service improvement for certain services by carers. The positive relationships between care duration and perception of the importance of caregiver assistances and financial subsidy improvement were stronger for carers with disabilities compared to carers without disability. Conclusions: Long-term carers with disabilities face a potential double disadvantage of service improvement needs with more years of caregiving. Policy makers should consider prioritizing caregiver assistances or financial subsidy service improvements for long-term carers who themselves have a disability. |
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spelling | pubmed-98199352023-01-07 Double Disadvantage of Carers with a Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study of Care Duration and Perceived Importance for Service Improvement in Hong Kong, China Chan, Wai Xin, Meiqi Lu, Erin Yiqing Cheung, Wai Ming Tsang, Hector Wing Hong Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Objectives: this study examined (i) the relationships between the care duration of carers and their perceptions of the importance of service improvement by types of service, and (ii) whether carers had a disability that moderated the impacts of care duration on these perceptions. Design: survey data for cross-sectional analyses. Method: The sample consisted of carers without disability (n = 625) and carers with a disability (n = 77). Hierarchical multiple regression was applied to examine the unique contribution of care duration. The interaction effects of the disability status of the carer was also estimated. Results: Longer care duration was associated with a greater perception of the importance of service improvement for certain services by carers. The positive relationships between care duration and perception of the importance of caregiver assistances and financial subsidy improvement were stronger for carers with disabilities compared to carers without disability. Conclusions: Long-term carers with disabilities face a potential double disadvantage of service improvement needs with more years of caregiving. Policy makers should consider prioritizing caregiver assistances or financial subsidy service improvements for long-term carers who themselves have a disability. MDPI 2022-12-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9819935/ /pubmed/36612342 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010020 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Chan, Wai Xin, Meiqi Lu, Erin Yiqing Cheung, Wai Ming Tsang, Hector Wing Hong Double Disadvantage of Carers with a Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study of Care Duration and Perceived Importance for Service Improvement in Hong Kong, China |
title | Double Disadvantage of Carers with a Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study of Care Duration and Perceived Importance for Service Improvement in Hong Kong, China |
title_full | Double Disadvantage of Carers with a Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study of Care Duration and Perceived Importance for Service Improvement in Hong Kong, China |
title_fullStr | Double Disadvantage of Carers with a Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study of Care Duration and Perceived Importance for Service Improvement in Hong Kong, China |
title_full_unstemmed | Double Disadvantage of Carers with a Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study of Care Duration and Perceived Importance for Service Improvement in Hong Kong, China |
title_short | Double Disadvantage of Carers with a Disability: A Cross-Sectional Study of Care Duration and Perceived Importance for Service Improvement in Hong Kong, China |
title_sort | double disadvantage of carers with a disability: a cross-sectional study of care duration and perceived importance for service improvement in hong kong, china |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819935/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36612342 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010020 |
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