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Relationship of Perceived Social Support with Mental Health in Older Caregivers

2020; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 17; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/ijerph17113886

1661-7827

Laura Muñoz Bermejo, José Carmelo Adsuar, Salvador Postigo Mota, Inés Casado-Verdejo, Claudia Mara de Melo-Tavares, Miguel Ángel García-Gordillo, Jorge Pérez‐Gómez, Jorge Carlos‐Vivas,

Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

Elderly caregivers present increased physical and mental health problems. These factors can lead to a lack of autonomy and a need for social support. This study aims to analyse the relationships between perceived social support and mental health status in elderly caregivers aged 65 and older.a cross-sectional study based on data from the Spanish National Health Survey (ENSE-17) carried out on 7023 people. The study population was restricted to 431 caregivers aged ≥65 years. A study of the correlation between the mental health state and the perceived social support was carried out. Both variables were related to the sex of the caregiver.Perceived social support by older caregivers is significantly related to mental health (p = 0.001), and stress (p < 0.001). Also, there is a significant relationship between perceived social support and mental well-being (p = 0.001), self-esteem (p = 0.005) and stress (p = 0.001) in older women caregivers.Older caregivers have adequate mental well-being and perceive high social support. Perceived social support can contribute to improving the mental well-being of older caregivers.