Well-Being of Family Caregivers of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: The Moderating Effects of Online Versus In-Person Social Support
In-person and online support can buffer some aspects of caregiver burden on caregiver well-being. While online support is usually considered beneficial, greater online engagement may contribute to higher levels of burden when the distress is high. It is possible, however, that caregivers who are more distressed engage more with online media to receive support.
Authors
- Victoria Bogle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7981-2543)
- Somayyeh Mohammadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6656-025X)
- Heather F. Cathcart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0200-333X)
- William Cameron Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3060-0210)
Institutions
- Vancouver Coastal Health (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Kingston University London (GB)
- GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre (CA)
- Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22071075
- Primary Topic
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Craig H. Neilsen Foundation