The Effect of Familism, Filial Piety and Caregiving on Quality of Life of Caregiver and the Elderly

Abstract

The purpose of this study is the identify the effect of cultural values (familism and filial piety) and caregiving (caregiving behavior and expectations for caregiving) on the quality of life of the elderly and the caregiver. To that end, a survey was conducted from January to March, 2014. Caregivers used in the study were limited to those in their 20s to those in their 50s and those who had least one aged parent. For the elderly, the subjects used in this study were limited to those aged 65 or older living in local communities. In the end, a total of 304 copies of the survey from caregivers and 315 copies from the elderly were used for analysis in this study. The result of the study was as follows: First, compared to cultural values, direct caregiving explained better the quality of life experienced by the caregiver and the elderly. Second, the direction of effect on caregiving behavior and caregiving expectations on the quality of life of the caregiver and the senior citizen were different. That is, in the case of caregivers, the more they were offering financial care the higher their caregiving stress, but in the case of senior citizens, the higher their expectations for financial care, the higher were their satisfaction with life and the lower were their Received (January 28, 2015), Review request (January 29, 2015), Review Result (February 13, 2015) Accepted (March 09, 2015), Published (April 30, 2015) 356-706 Dept. Elderly of Welfare, Hanseo Univ. Hanseo 1-ro Haemi-myun Sesan-city Chungnam-do, Korea email: twoyun21@hanmail.net The effect of familism, filial piety and caregiving on quality of life of caregiver and the elderly Copyright c 2015 HSST 258 depression.