Abstract
The vast majority of disabled people live at home for a long time and are cared for by close relatives, while the family caregivers who cover the daily care are often under a lot of stress in terms of health, finances, relationships, etc. In this study, taking family caregivers of disabled people as the research object, more than 500 family caregivers of disabled people from six cities and counties were investigated by questionnaire, and factor analysis was used to explore the life satisfaction and its influencing factors of family caregivers of disabled people. Through the analysis, it is found that the life satisfaction of family caregivers of disabilities is generally low, and its influencing factors are ranked in order of importance: care pressure, future expectations, interpersonal communication, social support, and social integration. Therefore, China still needs to introduce more high-level social policies and take corresponding service measures from the perspective of family caregivers to effectively improve the respect and protection of the rights and interests of persons with disabilities and their families.
Highlights
Life satisfaction usually refers to a person's subjective evaluation of the quality of life in most or a period of time in accordance with self-imposed standards [1], which is the cognitive part of subjective well-being [2]
Scholars have investigated the life satisfaction of parents of disabled children, and the results show that the family caregivers of exceptional children are significantly worse than the parents of healthy children in terms of physical function [9] [10], psychological function, material life and social function, and their life satisfaction is significantly different from the type of disability of children
Family caregivers of different ages and types of disabled persons were investigated as a whole, and the key factors affecting their life satisfaction were studied by factor analysis
Summary
Life satisfaction usually refers to a person's subjective evaluation of the quality of life in most or a period of time in accordance with self-imposed standards [1], which is the cognitive part of subjective well-being [2]. Older family caregivers suffer from chronic diseases such as rheumatism, periarthritis of shoulder, and even cataracts[11] Because of their high levels of psychological stress, they are at greater risk for depression and mental illness, often feel anxious and tense, and exhibit persistent negative and hostile attitudes[12]. Problems such as insomnia, excessive smoking and drinking, inattention, lateness and absence from work have forced some caregivers to give up work and spend time with friends and relatives for entertainment, making it impossible for them to seek effective social support and resulting in declining life satisfaction[13]. Family caregivers of different ages and types of disabled persons were investigated as a whole, and the key factors affecting their life satisfaction were studied by factor analysis
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