Informal caregiving among people supporting a person with type 2 diabetes in rural communities of Northern Vietnam: A cross-sectional study of caregiver burdens
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Informal caregiving among people supporting a person with type 2 diabetes in rural communities of Northern Vietnam : A cross-sectional study of caregiver burdens. / Bui, Dieu Huyen Thi; Nguyen, Bai Xuan; Søndergaard, Jens; Gammeltoft, Tine M.; Bygbjerg, Ib Christian; Nielsen, Jannie; Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf.
In: PLoS ONE, Vol. 19, No. 5, e0304821, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Informal caregiving among people supporting a person with type 2 diabetes in rural communities of Northern Vietnam
T2 - A cross-sectional study of caregiver burdens
AU - Bui, Dieu Huyen Thi
AU - Nguyen, Bai Xuan
AU - Søndergaard, Jens
AU - Gammeltoft, Tine M.
AU - Bygbjerg, Ib Christian
AU - Nielsen, Jannie
AU - Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Bui et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Objective The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Vietnam has doubled from 3% to 6% over the last decades, with potential consequences for persons with diabetes and their caregivers. This study aimed to assess caregiver burdens and factors associated with caregiver burden. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019, using data from 1,241 informal caregivers (ICGs). Caregiver burden was scored from 0–32 using 8 questions from the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Quantile regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with caregiver burden. Results The median score of the ZBI was 7.0 (Q1-Q3: 2.0–10.0), indicating that the burden among caregiver of persons with T2DM is not high. Quantile regression showed that the higher the monthly income, the lower the burden among caregivers (50% quantile and 75% quantile of burden: -0.004). Lower educational level (25%Q: 4.0, 50%Q; 3.0, 75%Q: 2.16), being a farmer (25%Q: 2.0) and providing care to other people besides the person with T2DM (25% Q: 2.0, 50%Q; 2.54, 75%Q: 1.66) were associated with higher burden on caregivers. Conclusion The study found that caregivers facing additional life stressors, such as low income or other caregiving responsibilities, reported higher levels of burden. These findings could inform the development of interventions targeted at supporting informal caregivers in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries.
AB - Objective The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Vietnam has doubled from 3% to 6% over the last decades, with potential consequences for persons with diabetes and their caregivers. This study aimed to assess caregiver burdens and factors associated with caregiver burden. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019, using data from 1,241 informal caregivers (ICGs). Caregiver burden was scored from 0–32 using 8 questions from the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI). Quantile regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with caregiver burden. Results The median score of the ZBI was 7.0 (Q1-Q3: 2.0–10.0), indicating that the burden among caregiver of persons with T2DM is not high. Quantile regression showed that the higher the monthly income, the lower the burden among caregivers (50% quantile and 75% quantile of burden: -0.004). Lower educational level (25%Q: 4.0, 50%Q; 3.0, 75%Q: 2.16), being a farmer (25%Q: 2.0) and providing care to other people besides the person with T2DM (25% Q: 2.0, 50%Q; 2.54, 75%Q: 1.66) were associated with higher burden on caregivers. Conclusion The study found that caregivers facing additional life stressors, such as low income or other caregiving responsibilities, reported higher levels of burden. These findings could inform the development of interventions targeted at supporting informal caregivers in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries.
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0304821
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0304821
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38820495
AN - SCOPUS:85194996821
VL - 19
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
SN - 1932-6203
IS - 5
M1 - e0304821
ER -
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