Mediating effect of social support on the relationships between caregiver burden and quality of life in family caregivers of people with dementia: a cross-sectional study in Rural China
The QoL of family caregivers of PwD in rural China is suboptimal and indirectly influenced by the caregiving burden through the mediating effect of social support. Strengthening social support networks, both formal and informal, is essential to reducing caregiver burden and improving the QoL of family caregivers of PwD.
Authors
- Hui You (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5525-9330)
- Xiajun Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7933-0976)
- Yao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9435-9599)
- Ying Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3912-7063)
- Li Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5761-0155)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nursing
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02671-9
- Citations
- 16
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 23.54